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The genus Lodosocoris Ahmad & Afzal, 1986 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Halyini) is recorded for the first time from India. Prior to this publication, the genus was monotypic so far, containing only Lodosocoris azhari Ahmad & Afzal, 1986 from Pakistan. Herein, the genus Lodosocoris is redescribed along with the description of Lodosocoris santhae sp. nov., based on specimens from Arunachal Pradesh, a region in northeastern India. Lodosocoris santhae sp. nov is described and illustrated based on male and female genitalia. The diagnostic characters of the new species are compared with L. azhari.

Gupta, Ankita, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Pattar, Rohit, Navik, Omprakash, Mahendiran, G. (2022): Two new species of the genera Leiophron Nees and Paroligoneurus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from northern India. Zootaxa 5175 (5): 593-599, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.5.8

A new species of Euphranta, E. flavothoracica David, Hancock & Sachin, sp. n. is described from India and placed in the zeylanica group of species. Postabdominal structures of E. cassiae (Munro), E. crux (Fabricius) and E. klugii (Wiedemann) are described. A revised key to the 16 species of Euphranta known from India is provided. A new generic and specific synonymy is established: Euphranta Loew, 1862 = Ichneumonomacula Chen, 2020, syn. n. and Dacus figuratus Walker, 1856 (=Euphranta figurata (Walker, 1856))= Ichneumonomacula wangyongi Chen, 2020, syn. n.

European red mite (ERM), Panonychus ulmi (Koch) is a major pest of fruit crops (apple and almond) in Kashmir Valley, India. Investigations were carried out at ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar,Jammuand Kashmir to study the population dynamics, biology and efficacy of acaricides against P. ulmi on almond and apple. In both the crops highest population (31.56 and 6.46 mites/leaf), respectively, was observed in the 29th standard week (SW) and significantly correlated with the temperature. Biology of ERM was also studied on almond: eggs hatched in 6.50 ± 0.29 days; larval development took 2.00 ± 0.00 days; protonymphal and deutonymphal stages lasted for 1.75±0.25 days each. Longevity of adult males and females was 4.25 ± 0.25 and 8.25 ± 0.48 days, respectively. The efficacies of some of the acaricides were evaluated against ERM on almond. Among these, fenazaquin 10 EC (0.004 %) was found to be excellent with 94.92 % mortality of ERM on almond.

An annotated checklist of Blosyrus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) comprising 101 species with their updated nomenclature, synonyms and distribution is given. The distribution pattern indicates that the genus is diversified mostly in the Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia regions. Out of 101 species, 92 occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. From India, eight species were recorded. In India, the distribution is mainly in West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) is reported here for the first time from the Kashmir Valley. The aphid is seen to infest almond, peach, plum orchards in the region. Monitoring of the pest was carried out in the peach and almond fields of the Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) during the years 2014–2016. Seasonality and bio-rational management practices of the pest are discussed.

Genus Atmetonychus Schoenherr (1840) known from India and Bangladesh is revised. The generic and species description has been updated through addition of measurements, description of elytral vestiture and genitalic characters. These are supported by 28 illustrations including 21 line diagrams.

Yponomeuta rorrellus (Hübner, 1796) is considered a monophagous pest of the willow plantation (Salix spp.) in Drass and Leh districts of Ladakh Division (Jammu & Kashmir), with its peak activity recorded during the months of July and August. The taxonomic study of the species is presented here for the first time.