The broad objectives of the International Heteropterists’ Society (IHS) are to promote systematic, biogeographic, and biological studies of Heteroptera and to cultivate cooperative research among heteropterists throughout the world. The Society is organized and operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes.

The Society holds a meeting every four years at locations around the world, where members give presentations on their work and discuss the directions of the Society. The Society’s website provides an online portal for distribution of information about bugs, including a world bibliography, taxon pages, and membership details.

Interested in joining the IHS? Read more about the Society and information on membership. You can also donate to the Student Travel Fund your contribution is very valuable!

We had an excellent presentation about the next Meeting in Thailand during the last Truebug Tuesday.

Follow the link to our Youtube channel to see it, and do not forget to explore the section about the Meeting. If you have any questions, contact the organizer Bob Sites (bugsinbangkok@gmail.com).

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International Heteropterists' Society3 hours ago

New paper!

Chen Z., Li H. & Cai W.: "New species and novel mitochondrial gene rearrangements in the thread-legged bug genus Chinemesa (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)".

The thread-legged bug genus Chinemesa Wygodzinsky, 1966 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Emesini) is a small group of five species endemic to the Oriental Region. However, the species diversity of this genus is still far from completely explored, especially in the mainland of Asia. Here we describe three new species, C. ornata sp. n., C. pulchella sp. n. and C. weilingfengi sp. n., from southern China. Based on the newly sequenced mitochondrial genomes of four Chinemesa species, we detected two gene rearrangement patterns in the genus: a translocation of trnI and trnQ in all four species, and a loss of trnW in C. pulchella sp. n. Both gene rearrangements are novel within Reduviidae as well as Heteroptera, and can be explained by the tandem duplication-random loss (TDRL) model. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitogenomic datasets recovered the monophyly of Chinemesa, with the translocation of trnI-trnQ as a potential molecular synapomorphy for the genus.

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International Heteropterists' Society2 days ago

New paper!

Gil-Santana H.R. et al.: "Valentina aline gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species of cave-associated Emesinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Brazil".

A new cave-associated genus and species of Emesinae, Valentina aline gen. nov., sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae), is described from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, based on four males and six female specimens. In addition to the taxonomic description, we provide ecological notes on the subterranean habitats in which the specimens were recorded. We further highlight potential conservation concerns affecting these sites, emphasizing the vulnerability of subterranean ecosystems to ongoing anthropogenic pressures.

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International Heteropterists' Society1 week ago

New paper!

Gil-Santana H.R.: "A new species of Racelda Signoret, 1864 with taxonomic notes on Racelda aberlenci Bérenger & Gil-Santana, 2005 and Racelda robusta Bérenger & Gil-Santana, 2005 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)".

Racelda jaderi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) is described from French Guiana based on six male specimens. Short taxonomical notes on Racelda aberlenci Bérenger & Gil-Santana, 2005 and Racelda robusta Bérenger & Gil-Santana, 2005, are provided, with emphasis on their male genitalia, which are fully described for the first time.

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