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The global dispersal of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) is allowed by the transport of its eggs or larvae through the trade of goods such as used tyres or lucky bamboo (Dracaena spp.). Ae. albopictus is a peridomestic and anthropophilic species, that was responsible for the first European outbreak of chikungunya in the Emilia Romagna Region, Italy, in 2007, and it has been shown experimentally to be a competent vector of at least 26 arboviruses, including West Nile virus (WNV) and Zika virus (ZIKV)., peer-reviewed

The literature pertaining to the dipteran families Tipulidae, Limoniidae and Trichoceridae of Malta is reviewed. New material has been studied and as a result, 11 new records are added for the islands. The family Trichoceridae is also recorded for the first time., peer-reviewed

An account is given of the 3 species in the family Simuliidae that occur in Malta, including 1 new record, peer-reviewed

An account is given of the 21 species in the family Ceratopogonidae that occur in the Maltese Islands, including 13 new records., peer-reviewed

An account of the Tephritoidea of the Maltese Islands is presented, based on a review of the literature and an examination of new material. The nomenclature of older records is updated. The family Lonchaeidae is represented by only three species, one is a new record, the Piophilidae by a single species, the Tephritidae by 27 species, three of these are new records, and the Ulidiidae by four species, two of which are new records. Pallopteridae, Platystomatidae and Pyrgotidae have never been recorded from Malta., peer-reviewed

Numerous species of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) have been recorded from saltbush (Chenopodiaceae: Atriplex) around the world but only 11 of them belong to the large cecidomyiid genus Asphondylia. Of these, two species were de-scribed in the late 19th century from complex bud galls on Atriplex halimus in the Mediterranean Basin. In the present study Asphondylia punica is redescribed, A. conglomerata is synonymized with it, and Asphondylia scopuli is described from Atriplex lanfrancoi, an endemic plant to the Maltese Islands. Descriptions are accompanied by information about the galls and life history of the gall midges, and a review of the parasitic Hymenoptera associated with A. scopuli is provided. Four species of parasitoids were found and attributed to the families Eurytomidae, Pteromalidae, Eupelmidae and Eulophidae, of which the pteromalid Mesopolobus melitensis is described as new., peer-reviewed