Entomological Communications

Entomological Communications

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Vol. 8 (2026)

Published: 2026-02-27

Protocol & Techniques

Influence of acclimation time on laboratory-recorded social behaviors of the termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky, 1855) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Sara Y. M. Watanabe, Derick Lira, Lázaro Q. Lira Filho, Paulo F. Cristaldo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08012
Impact of a Bt-based bioinsecticide on the predatory capacity of Ceraeochrysa cincta (Schneider, 1851) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Sarah C. da Silva, Danrley da R. Pacheco, Isabela C. de O. Pimenta, Dagmara G. Ramalho, Sergio A. De Bortoli

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08014

Scientific Note

From my Backyard to the World: Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on a Medicinal Plant in Brazil

Nyeppson S. Soares, Roberto A. Zucchi, Thiago H. R. Pádua, Ana L. B. G. Peronti, Marcoandre Savaris

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08001
Telebasis vulcanoae (Machado, 1980) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): discovery of a population in Northeastern Brazil and potential distribution in South America

Antonio B. S. Farias, Thiago C. Gomes, Henrique Venâncio, Jean C. Santos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08002
First report of Crematogaster acuta (Fabricius, 1804) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in association with palm-aphid on solitary açaí palm seedlings (Euterpe precatoria Martius) in Acre, Brazil

Ketlen Bona, Rodrigo S. Santos, Luane K. Fontenele, Kauã M. de Souza, Rodrigo M. Feitosa, Fernando A. Schmidt

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08003
A new rescue behavior in the ant Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Ectatomminae) captured by a trapdoor spider of the genus Neodiplothele Mello-Leitão, 1917 (Araneae: Barychelidae)

André O. Silva-Júnior, Gabriel L. Celante, Adhan G. Carvalho, André F. A. Lira, Benoit J. B. Jahyny

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08004
First record of Hister cavifrons Marseul, 1854 (Coleoptera: Histeridae) for Santa Catarina's Island, Brazil

Maria E. S. Varela, Sol G. Hesseln, Fernando W. T. Leivas, Carlos J. C. Pinto

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08005
First record of Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa, 1847) (Hemiptera: Oxycarenidae) on Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvales: Malvaceae) in Brazil and characterization of plant injuries

Kelly I. S. Silva, Lucas J. B. Soares, Gleice A. de S. Gonçalves, Antonio H. de Souza, Juliana M. Oliveira, Ítalo Marcossi, Marinalva W. Pedrosa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08006
New record of Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder & Sands, 1985 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from southeastern Brazil with comments on its dispersal among freshwater ponds

Glauco C. de S. Oliveira, Adaiane C. M. Jacobina, Letícia Vieira, Guilherme R. Demetrio

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08007
A close relationship: Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) haplotype H22 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil

Nyeppson S. Soares, Leonardo S. Duarte, Alexandre S. Araújo, Hugo L. Rainho, Frederico Hickmann, Mateus S. L. Aurélio, Sinval Silveira-Neto, Roberto A. Zucchi, Marcoandre Savaris

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08008
First record of the spider Isigonia limbata Simon, 1897 (Araneae, Anyphaenidae) for Northeast Brazil, with notes on natural history

Fláildo S. Araújo, Ruth S. Mendes, Sthefany M. Santos, Luís C. Pereira, Jober F. Sobczak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08009
First record of bird and spider species preying on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in the Amazon Forest

Renato P. Salomão, Cleiton Valentim, Andre F. A. Lira

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08010
First report of Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius, 1787) (Hemiptera: Asopinae) in rice crops in Brazil

Matheus H. F. Lima, Jocélia Grazia, Lurdiana D. Barros, Ricardo Brugnera, Pedro L. E. R. Cardoso, Roberto S. Graça-Júnior, Ellen C. C. de Araujo, Alaide P. Lima, João V. S. Camara, John J. S. Ausique, Joseane R. de Souza

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08011
First report of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting pitaya (Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R. Hunt) in Brazil

Luiza C. F. Zazycki, Daniel L. da Silva, José V. da Silva, Flávio R. M. Garcia, Adriana C. C. da Silva

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08013
New records of Teratomyzidae (Diptera, Sphaeroceroidea) for the Brazilian fauna

João P. V. Rodrigues, Lucas Rossito, Claudio J. B. de Carvalho

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08016
First record of Trichopoda ypiranga (Dios & Nihei, 2017) (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitizing Diceraeus melacanthus (Dallas, 1851) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Suellen K. A. Barros, Camila S. de Oliveira, Rodrigo de V. P. Dios, Ana P. M. da Silva, Rafael M. Pitta

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08017

Nomenclatural Act

First report of Watshamia Bouček, 1974 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pirenidae) from the New World, with description of a new species

Paul E. Hanson, Sergio Jansen-González

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08015
Bephratelloides princepstenebris sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), a new species from Amazon Rainforest

Nelson W. Perioto, Rogéria I. R. Lara

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08018

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