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The following fifteen new species: Trichodesma assamensis sp. nov. (India); T. bendai sp. nov. (India); T. chumphonica sp. nov. (Thailand); T. horaki sp. nov. (Thailand); T. klarae sp. nov. (India); T. lueeri (Thailand); T. meghalayaensis sp. nov. (India); T. oborili sp. nov. (Thailand); T. petrae sp. nov. (Malaysia); T. pici sp. nov. (Thailand); T. prudeki sp. nov. (Thailand); T. sonae sp. nov. (Laos); T. thailandica sp. nov. (Thailand); T. trimaculata sp. nov. (Thailand); T. tryznai sp. nov. (India) are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus jelineki sp. nov. (species-group G. laevigatus) from Slovakia and Hungary (Central Europe) is described and compared with other species from this genus from Central Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new following species Trichodesma muehlei sp. nov. (Rwanda); T. kantneri sp. nov. (Zimbabwe); T. bilyi sp. nov. (RSA); T. snizeki sp. nov. (Kenya); T. vinolasi sp. nov. (RSA); T. haladai sp. nov. (RSA); T. murzini sp. nov. (Namibia); T. lackneri sp. nov. (Angola); T. tanzaniana sp. nov. (Tanzania); T. paralisae sp. nov. (Zambia); T. smrzi sp. nov. (Zambia); T. somalica sp. nov. (Somalia) are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The species T. lateritia Pic, 1903 is newly recorded from Mozambique and T. soleri Viñolas, 2018 is newly recorded from Malawi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The species Nicobium cretaceum sp. nov. from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species Cavoptinus philippinensis sp. nov. belonging to the genus Cavoptinus Pic, 1931, stillincluding three species - Cavoptinus albonotatus Pic, 1931, Cavoptinus luzonicus Zahradník & Háva, 2017 and Cavoptinus palawanicus Háva & Zahradník, 2020, all from the Philippines, is described, illustrated and compared with other species of the genus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Six new records from superfamily Bostrichoidea are presented from the Palaearctic Region. Three species are mentioned from the Czech Republic - two from the family Bostrichidae - Heterobostrychus brunneus (Murray, 1867), a record new to Czech Republic, and Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897, a record new to Moravia (Czech Republic). The last of them is from the family Ptinidae - Tricorynus tabaci (Guérin-Méneville, 1850), confirmed data from Czech Republic, Bohemia and a species new to Slovakia. Other two new records are from the family Ptinidae - Homophthalmus rugicollis (Mulsant et Rey, 1853) and Ernobius abietis (Fabricius, 1792), both are new to Albania. The last record is also from the family Ptinidae, and is new to Morocco - Stagetus pilula (Aubé, 1861). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ptilineurus horaki sp. nov. (Maluku Is.), P. indicus sp. nov. (India), P. laosensis sp. nov. (Laos), P. malayanus sp. nov. (Malaysia) and P. martini sp. nov. (Thailand) - all from the Oriental Region are described, illustrated and compared with other species. The key of species belong to genus Ptilineurus is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four new species from genus Nanodesma Zahradník, 2019 from Oriental Region are described, illustrated and compared with other species from this genus. There are N. cechovskyi sp. nov. (Malaysia), N. dubia sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra), N. pseudofasciata sp. nov. (Malaysia) and N. splendida sp. nov. (Malaysia). The key of all species of the genus Nanodesma Zahradník, 2019 is revised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species from Timor Island Trichodesma timorensis sp. nov. is described, illustrated and compared with related species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus vavrai Zahradník, 2007 is newly recorded from the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following three new species from Eocene Baltic amber are described and illustrated: Ptinus (Gynopterus) electron sp. nov., Ptinus (Gynopterus) fantii sp. nov. and Ptinus (Gynopterus) groehni sp. nov. Three other species are recorded: Ptinus (Gynopterus) balticus Bellés & Vitali, 2007 (Poland), Ptinus (Gynopterus) burukovskyi Alekseev, 2014 (Russia), Ptinus (Gynopterus) scalovicus Alekseev, 2014 (Russia) and Sucinoptinus sucini Bellés & Vitali, 2007 (Russia). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nanodesma gen. nov. from Oriental Region is described, illustrated and compared with other genera from tribe Nicobiini. The key of genera tribe Nicobiini is presented. Six new species are described: N. knizeki sp. nov. (Thailand); N. laosensis sp. nov. (Laos); N. fasciata sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra I.), Malaysia and Thailand; N. haucki sp. nov. (Thailand); N. luteopubens sp. nov. (Malaysia) and N. nigromaculata sp. nov. (Malaysia). The key of species belong to genus Nanodesma is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stagetus elongatus Mulsant et Rey, 1861 is newly recorded from Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species Falsogastrallus groehni sp. nov. from Baltic amber is described and compared with known amber species Gatrallus zjantaru Zahradník & Háva, 2014. The described species represents first amber species belonging to the genus. A Check-list of Falsogastrallus species is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Six new species and one new subgenus from family Ptinidae are described from the Palaearctic Region (Hungary, Syria, Oman). There are Dorcatoma (Oculidorcatoma) hungarica subg. and sp. nov. (Hungary), D. (Pilosodorcatoma) syriaca sp. nov. (Syria), Stagetus nemethi sp. nov (Syria), Xyletinus (Xyletinus) rubroapex sp. nov. (Syria), X. (X.) splendidus sp. nov. (Syria) and Megorama ilniczkyi sp. nov. (Oman). Drawings of body details, especially aedeagus, are presented for all newly described species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ernobius iranicus sp. nov. from Iran is described, illustrated and compared with similar species from the species-group E. mollis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gastrallus ornatulus Toskina, 2003 and Stagetus borealis Israelson, 1971 are newly recorded from Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following species are confirmed for the first time from Czech Republic - from the family Bostrichidae the species Heterobostrychus aequalis (C. O. Waterhouse, 1884), Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897, S. unidentatum (Fabricius, 1801) and Xylothrips flavipes (Illiger. 1801) - all non-established species, and from the family Ptinidae Gastrallus vavrai Zahradník, 2007, new to Croatia, Greece and Slovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The species Ptinus (Gynopterus) sexpunctatus Panzer, 1789 is newly recorded from Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]