The Fannia scalaris species-group is reviewed. Earlier studies on this group are outlined. The description of one new species, F. latistylata Wang, sp. nov., and a key to known Chinese species are given. The species F. rabdionata Karl, 1940 is newly recorded in China and redescribed, while F. hirtitibia Feng & Xue, 2006 is placed as a new synonym of F. prolata Chillcott, 1961.

The spring leafroller complex in organically managed apple orchards in the north of the Okanagan valley in British Columbia is predominantly composed of Archips rosanus (Linnaeus) and Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), unlike the predominantly C. rosaceana and Pandemis limitata (Robinson) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) complex in the south of the valley. Twenty-three parasitoid species, including three possible hyperparasitoids, were reared from leafrollers in the northern organic orchards from April through June in 2001 and 2002, of which 15 of the parasitoid species represent new parasitoid records for the leafroller complex in the Okanagan valley. The most commonly reared parasitoid in the northern organic orchards, Enytus eureka (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), is not common in southern orchards. Meteorus trachynotus Viereck, Microgaster epagoges Gahan and Apanteles polychrosidis Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) were also frequent parasitoids within the northern leafroller complex. Apanteles fumiferanae Viereck and Macrocentrus ancylivorus Rohwer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as well as Glypta erratica Cresson and two unidentified species of Temelucha Förster (Ichneumonidae) were reared for the first time as leafroller parasitoids within apple orchards in British Columbia. The presumed hyperparasitoid species, Mesochorus flaviceps Provancher (Ichneumonidae) and Perilampus fulvicornis Ashmead and Perilampus prothoracicus Smulyan (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae), were also reared for the first time from this host complex. Differences in the north and south Okanagan leafroller communities and their parasitoids are discussed with respect to implications for future orchard biological control.

The gall of Rhopalomyia baccharis Felt, 1908, previously known only as a “stem gall” on Baccharis pilularis De Candolle is described for the first time. Adults of the gall inducer are indistinguishable from those of the related Rhopalomyia californica Felt, 1908, but the pupae are distinctive. The latter species makes a distinct terminal bud gall on the same host. Distinguishing pupal characters and galls are illustrated. The biology of R. baccharis is outlined.

Acalymma bertoluccii sp. nov. is described from southeastern Arizona and New Mexico, U.S.A.

The results of a study of the fauna of cerambycids of the tropical dry forest of San Buenaventura, Jalisco, México are presented. The study was carried out between November, 1996 and October, 1997. The collections were carried out during five days of every month and the collection methods included light trapping, Malaise trapping and direct collecting. A total of 109 species, 76 genera, 30 tribes and 5 subfamilies were recorded. The subfamily with the greatest number of species was Cerambycinae with 62, followed by Lamiinae with 40, Lepturinae and Prioninae with three and Disteniinae with one. The tribes with the largest number of genera and species were Trachyderini with 14 and 20, Acanthocinini with nine and 18 and Elaphidiini with eight and 15. The genera with the most species were Stenosphenus Haldeman with five and Eburia Lepeletier, Sphaenothecus Dupont, Lepturges Bates and Urgleptes Dillon with four. The richness value using the non-parametric estimator ICE was 151 species. The species abundance pattern showed few very abundant species and many with few individuals. The diversity value calculated with the Shannon Index over the entire year was 3.88. Species richness and abundance varied with time, with the highest values recorded in the rainy season and lowest values in the dry season. The fauna was more similar to the fauna of Chamela, Jalisco than to Sierra de Huautla, Morelos or El Aguacero, Chiapas and consists of 37% species endemic to México.

For more than 100 years, Neopyrochroa californica (Horn 1891) has been known solely from the female holotype. The male has now been discovered in Santa Barbara County, CA. It is described and salient anatomical features compared to congeners.

Three new species of Asian Ischalia (Pascoe 1860) are described and illustrated: Ischalia (Ischalia) fischeri sp. nov. and Ischalia (Ischalia) gialaiensis sp. nov. from Vietnam, and Ischalia (Eupleurida) sichuanensis sp. nov. from China. An updated world checklist of the subgenera and species is also presented.

A new species from the Philippines, Ptecticus kovaci sp. nov., related to P. flavifemoratus Rozkošný & Kovac 1996, is described. P. repensans ssp. anneliesae Lindner, 1935 and P. repensans ssp. monticola Lindner, 1935, described from Sulawesi (Indonesia), are apparently different from P. repensans (Walker, 1859) now considered a synonym of P. complens (Walker, 1858). We recognize P. anneliesae Lindner, 1935 as a valid species with P. repensans ssp. monticola Lindner and P. mirabilis Rozkošný & Kovac 2003 as new synonyms. In the appended list of new records of 23 species from Oriental and Australian Ptecticus species, P. australis Schiner, 1868 and P. subaustralis Rozkošný & Kovac 1998 are newly recorded from Indonesia, P. erectus Rozkošný & Kovac 2000, P. kambangensis Meijere, 1914 and P. sumatranus Enderlein, 1914 newly recorded from Malaysia, P. longipennis Wiedemann, 1824 is newly recorded from Thailand and P. vulpianus (Enderlein, 1914) is newly recorded from Taiwan.

The bark gnawing beetle, Nemosoma attenuatum Van Dyke (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae), has been previously described as an associate of twig beetles in the genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other bark beetles. Presented here are post hoc observations on the seasonal occurrence of N. attenuatum, collected and identified as part of an ecological study of Pityophthorus species inhabiting native Monterey pines and their potential role as vectors of a fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum. Adult N. attenuatum were recovered from flight traps between May 2001 and July 2003. Additionally, adult and larval N. attenuatum were discovered in cut P. radiata branches suspended in canopies of P. radiata in native stands. The highest flight trap counts were recorded during May 2001, suggesting a mass emergence. The highest numbers of N. attenuatum were observed from branches suspended between January to March. Two N. attenuatum larvae were discovered within the galleries of Pityophthorus setosus, although neither was observed feeding on any Pityophthorus spp. Neither eggs nor pupae were discovered during the course of this study. Also included are a literature review and the results of a museum survey of five major North American insect collections for Nemosoma species from North America.

The Old World species Phricanthes flexilinena (Walker) is reported from Costa Rica and Panama for the first time, confirming a nearly century-old report that the species occurs in the New World (i.e., Guyana). Paired trapping efforts at Estación Biologica La Selva, Costa Rica, suggest that the species is more common in the canopy (20 m high) than at ground level. Two new larval host plants are reported for the species in Costa Rica: Tetracera volubilis L. and Davilla nitia (Valh) Kubitzki (both Dilleniaceae). Circumstantial evidence suggests that the species arrived via plant material for propagation as ornamentals, and that upon arrival in the Neotropics, potential hosts of the same family were available for colonization. A similar phenomenon may be occurring in continental Africa.