Descriptions of New Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Laos

New taxa of Chlamydopsinae (Histeridae) from Laos, Ceratohisteropsis gen. nov., Ceratohisteropsis kubani sp. nov., Ceratohister irynae sp. nov. and Ceratohister mazuri sp. nov., are described, diagnosed and illustrated. A key to the Chlamydopsinae species from continental Asia is presented.

Short notes on teratology in Neocollyris (Heterocollyris) similior (Horn, 1893) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): Input to morphological systematics

In this paper, we presented a short observation on the morphological abnormalities of female Neocollyris (Heterocollyris) similior (Horn, 1893) which possibly could create confusion especially to the beginning taxonomists or hobbyists who wishes to describe species new to science.

A new species of Atrypanius Bates, 1864 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Acanthocinini) from Peruvian seasonally dry forests

A new species of the genus Atrypanius Bates, 1864 is described from Peru: Atrypanius unpanus n. sp., based on specimens collected from the campus of the National University of Piura, an important area of seasonally dry forest in the Piura region, northwestern Peru.

Metapocyrtus poncei sp. nov., a new weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) from Davao Oriental, Mindanao Island, Philippines

A new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 named Metapocyrtus poncei sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species was collected in the low elevation secondary forest from San Isidro, Davao Oriental. The new species can be differentiated from its congeners by the pronotum being fully covered in scales, the elytra with thick longitudinal scaly stripes from striae I-VI, and the short, acute spine at the apex of each elytron in the female.

A new record species of genus Odochilus Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Odochilini) from Taiwan

Odochilus (Parodochilus) convexus Nomura, 1971 a small Aphodiine species, is newly reported from Taiwan, simultaneously, this is also the first record of subgenus Parodochilus in Taiwan. Illustrations of habitus, distribution map, diagnosis, bionomics, and Chinese name of known Taiwanese species under the genus is also provided.