Review of the genus Aschistophleps Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of Laos

The genus Aschistophleps Hampson, 1893 is reviewed for Laos. A. longipoda Arita & O. Gorbunov, 2000 is reported for the country for the first time. Two new species A. zamesovi sp. nov. and A. nahinensis sp. nov. are described and figured. The mud-puddling behaviour of males of these species are discussed. All material, including the types of new described species are deposited in the collection of the A.N. Severtsov Institute for Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (COGM).

New and little-known species of the longicorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Iran and adjacent regions

Three new species are described from Iran: Cortodera kukinae Danilevsky et Skrylnik, sp. n. (Tehran province), Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) olegpaki Danilevsky et Skrylnik, sp. n. (Tehran province), and Phytoecia (Musaria) plyushchi Danilevsky et Skrylnik, sp. n. (Gilan province). The illustrated redescription of Dorcadion (C.) cingulatum Ganglbauer, 1884 is given. New synonyms are proposed: D. cingulatum Ganglbauer, 1884 = D. ursulaheinzi Bernhauer, 2015, syn. n. Dorcadion (C.) invicinum Pic, 1902, stat. resurr. is considered as a distinct species distributed in Turkey and North Iran. The holotypes of the new species are deposited in the collection of A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

A new genus and species of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from South Sudan

A new clearwing moth genus and species is described and illustrated from South Sudan: Lolibaia salimi gen. nov. et sp. nov.. This is the first record of the family Sesiidae from that country. The holotype is deposited in the collection of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

New data on the agaricoid basidiomycetes of the Tver Region

The annotated list of agaricoid basidiomycetes collected in the vicinities of the field research station of Laboratory of population ecology of the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS is provided. The collection places are situated in the Staritsa and Zubtsov Districts of the Tver Region. The list includes 38 species and 3 varieties not reported in earlier publications for the Tver Region, 20 species among them belonging to the Entolomataceae. Entoloma moguntinum and E. rhombisporum var. floccipes are reported for the first time for Russia. Their descriptions, graphic drawings and photographs are provided. E. moguntinum is recorded for the Pskov Region also. Photographs of Cystoderma fallax, Entoloma asprellum, E. chalybeum, E. poliopus var. poliopus, E. rhombisporum var. floccipes are provided.