Bocchus irwini sp. nov. is described from a male collected in Analagnambe forest, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar. The new species is similar to Bocchus watshami Olmi 1987. Keys to the Afrotropical species of Bocchus are modified to include the new species.

The results of a survey of Cerambycidae in subhumid Tucuman Bolivian forest (TBF) in the Tariquía Reserve, southern Bolivian Andes, are presented. In nine days collecting with beating sheets and a light trap, we obtained records for 93 species of Cerambycidae, including 50 species of Cerambycinae, 42 species of Lamiinae and one species of Prioninae. Ten species are reported for the first time from Bolivia. Two taxa could only be determined to genus and might represent undescribed species. Forty-six percent of the collected species also occur in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. Twenty-three percent of the collected species occur in areas including countries of tropical and subtropical South America and 11% in tropical South America. Fourteen (15%) of the collected species are possibly endemic to Tucuman Bolivian forest. Including the two taxa that may represent new species and seven species that have been reported in the literature from TBF but not collected during our study, the number of potential TBF endemics may be as high as 23. In view of the threats by human land use in Tucuman Bolivian forest, species endemic to this ecoregion warrant special attention in future conservation planning.

Se presentan los resultados del estudio de Cerambycidae en el Bosque subtropical Tucumano-Boliviano en la Reserva de Tariquía, en los Andes del Sur de Bolivia. En nueve días de captura con trampas de golpeo y de luz, obtuvimos registros de 50 especies de Cerambycinae, 42 especies de Lamiinae y una especie de Prioninae; resultando en total 93 especies de Cerambycidae. 10 especies están reportadas por primera vez para Bolivia. Dos taxa pudieron ser identificadas sólo hasta el nivel de género y podrían representar a especies aún no descritas. El 46% de las especies capturadas también se encuentran presentes en uno o más de los siguientes países: Sud Este del Brasil, Paraguay, Argentina y Uruguay. El 23% de las especies capturadas fueron reportadas en muchos países en los trópicos y subtrópicos de Sud América y el 11% sólo en los trópicos suramericanos. Posiblemente 14 especies (15%) de los especímenes capturados son endémicas del Bosque Tucumano Boliviano. Incluyendo los dos taxa que podrían representar nuevas especies y siete especies que fueron reportadas en literatura, pero no fueron capturadas durante nuestro estudio, el número de endémicos posibles del Bosque Tucumano Boliviano llegan a 23 especies. Se requiere particular atención en planes de conservación adicionales, considerando las amenazas por el uso del suelo en el Bosque Tucumano Boliviano y el endemismo específico en la región.

A new species of leafhopper, Psuedothaia caudata sp. nov. from China, is described and illustrated. A key to all known species in the genus is provided.

The Japanese carpenter bee Xylocopa appendiculata Smith 1852, native to China and Japan, is reported for the first time in North America based on specimens from Santa Clara County, California, recorded in 2012 and 2013.

Copidosoma archeodominica n. sp. is described from a single female specimen preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen represents the first encyrtid fossil described outside the Palaearctic region, and only the fifth on a worldwide basis. The species belongs to an extant genus but is estimated to be 15–45 million years old.

The first record and distribution of the bigheaded ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793) in the Galápagos Islands are reported. Major and minor workers have been collected in the towns of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristóbal Island), Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island), Puerto Villamil (Isabela Island) and in the highlands of San Cristóbal. Field surveys and a revision of the Formicidae collection in the Invertebrates collection at the Charles Darwin Research Station (ICCDRS), California Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) suggest that this species reached the Galápagos Archipelago within the last seven years. The potential impact on native fauna of P. megacephala is discussed and appropriate measures to control and stop the spread of this species are mentioned.

El primer registro y actual distribución de la hormiga cabezona Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) son reportados para las islas Galápagos. Varias obreras fueron colectadas en los poblados de Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Isla San Cristóbal), Puerto Ayora (Isla Santa Cruz), Puerto Villamil (Isla Isabela) y parte alta de la Isla San Cristóbal. Colectas en el campo y revisiones a las colecciones de Formicidae de la Estación Científica Charles Darwin (ICCDRS), Academia de Ciencias de California (CAS) y el Real Instituto Belga de Ciencias Naturales (RBINS), sugieren su establecimiento en los últimos siete años. El potencial impacto de P. megacephala sobre la fauna nativa del archipiélago es discutido. Medidas para su control y evitar su dispersión son comentadas.

A treatise involving eight genera that form a monophyletic group within Neorthopleurinae is presented. Three new species of the subfamily are described: Agaphalera corallina, sp. nov., A. cymatilis, sp. nov., and Loedelia westcotti, sp. nov. An intergeneric phylogeny is proposed and a key to genera is included. Keys to the species of Agaphalera Opitz 2009b and Loedelia Lucas 1920 are included.