A new species of the genus Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1845, belonging to the subgenus Policrabro Leclercq, 1958 is described and illustrated: Ectemnius babanki sp. n. from the North West province of Cameroon. It is compared with a morphologically similar species Ectemnius seyrigi (Arnold, 1945) from Madagascar. A check-list of all members of the genus Ectemnius from the Afrotropical Region is also provided.

Kurt Harz described 98 species or subspecies of orthopteroid insects. The names are listed, their current combination and the location of the types are given. Where the primary type specimens are in Harz's collection, now in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève (MHNG), the sex, verbatim label data and condition of the specimens is given, along with their location within the collection.

The authors, on the basis of new morphological data, consider the genus ParoxyopsisRehn, 1911 a junior synonym of LobocnemeRehn, 1911 and they transfer to this latter genus the species currently attributed to Paroxyopsis: Lobocneme icterica (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) n. comb.

Faunistic note on the aquatic oligochaetes of the Geneva area and of Switzerland. Aquatic oligochaetes are used in Switzerland to assess sediment quality of watercourses and lakes. The aim of this note is to mention the presence of new species of aquatic oligochaetes for Switzerland and to update the inventory of this group in the Geneva area (Switzerland). Species diversity was studied in fine/sandy sediments of watercourses (canton of Geneva) and lakes (canton of Bern) as well as in very little studied environments in Switzerland, coarse surficial sediments and the hyporheic zone of watercourses (cantons of Geneva and Valais). Seven new species for Switzerland and twelve new species for the Geneva area were found. The number of taxa in the Geneva area is currently 81. The current development and use of molecular biology (barcoding, high-throughput sequencing technologies) as a tool for aquatic oligochaetes identification will allow researchers to improve significantly future species inventories.

The present report supplements a series of earlier accounts on the hydrozoan fauna of the French Lesser Antilles, and discusses 16 species of hydroids from Martinique. Of these, five are new to science: Hydractinia promiscua, Halecium plicatum, Dynamena bimorpha, Antennella quaterna and Monostaechas bertoti. The medusoid gonophores of Ralpharia gorgoniaePetersen, 1990 are described in detail. The female gonothecae of Halecium labiatumBillard, 1933, recorded for the second time, are redescribed. Characters of the trophosome and the cnidome composition allowed a reliable identification of Halecium lightbourniCalder, 1991, a species whose previously unknown gonothecae are here described for the first time. A reexamination of the type of Dynamena tropicaStechow, 1926 proved that it is conspecific with D. crisioides Lamouroux, 1824. Sertularia notabilisFraser, 1947 is included in the synonymy of S. hattoriiLeloup, 1940, and arguments for doing so are provided. The so called variety pusillaRitchie, 1910, associated for a long time with Hincksella cylindrica (Bale, 1888), is raised to species, as H. pusilla (Ritchie, 1910), and their distinguishing characters are emphasized. Clytia edentula Gibbons & Ryland, 1991 is found for the second time, extending its known range of distribution.

Based on a recently published phylogeny of Australasian hormurid scorpions, HormiopsFage, 1933, previously considered a doubtful taxon by some authors, is now reinstated as a valid genus. These lithophilous scorpions are currently only recorded from two groups of granitic islands in the South China Sea, the Côn Đo Archipelago near the southern tip of Vietnam and the Seribuat Archipelago off the south-east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Each of these archipelagos is harbouring a distinct species. Newly collected specimens enable the examination of unknown or inadequately studied morphological characters, such as cuticle ornamentation, hemispermatophores and book lungs. Based on these new data, updated descriptions with high resolution illustrations of important diagnostic characters are provided for H. davidoviFage, 1933 and H. infulcraMonod, 2014.

A new genus and species of cockroach, Paracalolamprodes tioman gen. et sp. nov., is described from Malaysia. Lectotypes of Apsidopis cyclopsSaussure, 1895 and Calolampra biolleyiSaussure, 1895 are designated. A detailed morphological description of the new taxa, as well as a redescription of A. cyclops, Aptera fusca (Thunberg, 1784) and Litopeltis biolleyi (Saussure, 1895) are given.

This first part of the review of the Chilean Brachyglutini is devoted to analyzing the taxonomic situation within the tribe and some taxonomic changes are proposed: 1. The subtribe Baradina nominally remains a part of Brachyglutini; 2. Based on the presence of median gular longitudinal elevation laterally delimited by a pair of sutures in Brachyglutina (apomorphy which characterizes the subtribe) the following genera are transferred to Brachyglutina: a) Mangalobythus Tanokuchi from Bythinini; b) Sogaella Jeannel from Iniocyphini; c) Arachis Raffray, Diroptrus Motschulsky, and Obricala Raffray from Brachyglutini incertae sedis (Newton & Chandler, 1989); and also Berlaraxis Jeannel and Araneabaxis Chandler are transferred from Brachyglutini to Iniocyphini subtribe Iniocyphina; 3. Based on the presence of two long, longitudinal lateral carinae on the metathorax the subtribe Pselaptina is reestablished (stat. resurr.). A preliminary diagnosis of Achilia Reitter is also given.

Henri de Saussure described 82 species currently placed in the superfamilies Rhaphidophoroidea, Stenopelmatoidea and Tettigonoidea. The names are listed alphabetically, and the location of the type material (if known) and the current nomenclatural combination are given. When there is primary type material in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève (MHNG), the sex, verbatim label data and condition of the specimens is given, along with their location within the collection.

This paper gives a systematic account of 32 hydroid species identified in a small collection originating from the Okinawa Islands. While most species are well-known from Japanese waters, three new species and five new records for Japan were found. Some not well known species are redescribed. Taxonomically important features of nearly all species are depicted. The new species are: Schizotricha longinema new spec., Cladocarpus unilateralis new spec., and Macrorynchia crestata new spec. Zygophylax pacifica Stechow, 1920 is recognised as a new synonym of Zygophylax cyathifera (Allman, 1888). New records for Japanese waters are: Lytocarpia delicatula, Macrorhynchia fulva, Caminothujaria molukkana, Zygophylax rufa, Thyroscyphus fruticosus. The presence of Zygophylax cervicornis and Aglaophenia cupressina in Japanese waters are confirmed by new, fertile material.

The first representative of the genus CharaeaBaly, 1878, Ch. luzonicum sp. nov., is described from Luzon Island, the Philippines. Based on the characteristic internal sclerites of the aedeagus, the new species belongs to the Ch. coomani species group. Colour photos and drawings of habitus and both male and female genitalia are presented.

Smetanabatrus ghecu sp. n. from Myanmar is described, illustrated, and compared to its only congener S. kinabaluYin & Li, 2013 in Borneo. Male secondary sexual modifications of the new species are much less developed than in males of S. kinabalu, in addition to genitalic differences.

Eleven new species of Oedothorax Bertkau in Förster & Bertkau, 1883, are described from several parts of India: West Bengal (Himalayas): Oedothorax cornutus sp. nov. (♂ & ♀), O. falciferoides sp. nov. (♂), O. lopchu sp. nov. (♂) and O. villosus sp. nov. (♂ & ♀); Meghalaya: O. meghalaya sp. nov. (♂) and O. uncus sp. nov. (♂ & ♀); Madras (currently Tamil Nadu): O. cunur sp. nov. (♂ & ♀), O. kodaikanal sp. nov. (♂ & ♀), O. paracymbialis sp. nov. (♂) and O. rusticus sp. nov. (♂ & ♀); Kerala: O. stylus sp. nov. (♂ & ♀). Based on the new finds, the Oedothorax fauna of the Himalayas is known to comprise no less than 27 species, and is thus richer than the remaining Palaearctic (22 species). This shows that the Himalayas represent a significant centre of Oedothorax speciation, its species apparently being most closely related to those of the Oriental realm. It is the Himalayas that seem to have supplied faunal elements to the Oriental region.

Styphlidius brevisetisOsella, 1981 and S. globosusOsella, 1981 are raised to species level. Both were hitherto ranked as subspecies of S. corcyreus (Reitter, 1884). Styphlidius pelops sp. nov. is described from the Peloponnese. All specimens of the new species were sifted from leaf litter, moss and plant debris. Styphlidius corcyreus is recorded for the first time from Albania. A revised key to all five species is presented and an overview of the species' distribution is given.

The “Catálogos Sistemáticos de los Vertebrados del Paraguay”, published in two editions by Arnaldo de Winkelried Bertoni (1878-1973) during the early decades of the 20th Century, represented one of the first attempts to collate in a single work the available information about Paraguayan birds. However various species listed in these works have been the subject of much debate by subsequent authors. In this paper we review the historical reports of 14 such species cited by Bertoni that were treated in later works as hypothetical, making historical reference to overlooked literature from the period and suggesting new status designations for each.

Ogmocerodes navigator sp. n. is described from Cameroon. The habitus and other morphological characters relevant to taxonomy are illustrated with colour photographs. The entire foveal pattern is also shown for the first time in an African Goniacerini.

Two new species of paculline spiders are described on the basis of males and females: Perania annam sp. nov. from southern Vietnam and Lamania bokor sp. nov. from southern Cambodia. Both of them occur distinctly outside the previously known geographical range of each respective genus. The relationships of these species are discussed and morphological variation is illustrated. Lamania kraui (Shear, 1978), the closest known relative of L. bokor sp. nov., is re-defined on the basis of the types and of newly collected specimens from Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. Vulva morphology in Lamania and scopulae in males of Tetrablemmidae are discussed.