First report of Trichopoda pictipennis (Diptera, Tachinidae) for the Canary Islands by Pablo Caloca, Daniel Suárez, Gustavo Peña, Carlos Ruiz

“…The genus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827 is distributed in the Neotropical and Nearctic Regions and some species are very important for biological control. …”
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A New Genus of Microdontine Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) With Notes on the Placement of the Subfamily by F. Christian Thompson

“…I discovered the following new genus o Syrphidae while reviewing the Neotropical Microdontinae. I had planned to put aside its description until my study of the subfamily was finished. …”
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Zebra Longwing, Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Jaret C. Daniels

“…Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this neotropical butterfly with elongated wings and bold yellow stripes that is the state butterfly of Florida — it’s distribution, description, life cycle, and hosts. …”
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Ceraunus Blue Butterfly, Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) by Jaret C. Daniels

“…Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this Neotropical butterfly common in open sunny habitats in the southern U.S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and hosts. …”
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Zebra Longwing, Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Jaret C. Daniels

“…Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this neotropical butterfly with elongated wings and bold yellow stripes that is the state butterfly of Florida — it’s distribution, description, life cycle, and hosts. …”
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Ceraunus Blue Butterfly, Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) by Jaret C. Daniels

“…Daniels, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this Neotropical butterfly common in open sunny habitats in the southern U.S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and hosts. …”
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Addition to the Distributional Record of Ageniella (Neotumagenia) amazonica Fernández, 1998 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) and Establishment of a Neotype by Cecilia Waichert, James P. Pitts

“…It is composed of nine subgenera with four being endemic to the Neotropical region. Herein, the second record in the literature for the subgenus Neotumagenia is documented, the distribution range is extended, and a neotype is established. …”
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White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) by Andrei Sourakov

“…It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. …”
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White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) by Andrei Sourakov

“…It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. …”
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Elongate Twig Ant, Mexican Twig Ant (suggested common names), Pseudomyrmes gracilis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae) by Patricia L. Toth

“…Toth, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this neotropical, arboreal ant best known for its associations with plants and its terrible sting, its synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, nests, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Elongate Twig Ant, Mexican Twig Ant (suggested common names), Pseudomyrmes gracilis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae) by Patricia L. Toth

“…Toth, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this neotropical, arboreal ant best known for its associations with plants and its terrible sting, its synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, nests, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Tessellated Scale, Ecualymnatus tessellatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae) by G. W. Dekle

“…The genus Eucalymnatus, according to Borchsenius (1957), contains 17 species; two species are Ethiopian in origin and the remainder neotropical. Borchsenius (1957) considers E. tessellatus (Sign.) probably South American in origin and disseminated by man to all parts of the world on its cultivated hosts. …”
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Tessellated Scale, Ecualymnatus tessellatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae) by G. W. Dekle

“…The genus Eucalymnatus, according to Borchsenius (1957), contains 17 species; two species are Ethiopian in origin and the remainder neotropical. Borchsenius (1957) considers E. tessellatus (Sign.) probably South American in origin and disseminated by man to all parts of the world on its cultivated hosts. …”
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Cat’s-Claw Vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati—A Showy but Invasive Plant in Florida by Niels Proctor, Jason Smith

“… Cat’s-claw vine is a neotropical, climbing perennial that produces large and showy yellow flowers in the springtime. …”
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Rainbow scarab Phaneaus vindex Macleay (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Thomson Paris, Barukh Rohde, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The genus Phanaeus MacLeay is distributed primarily in Neotropical habitats with 100 species, but also in the Neartic region with nine species and the West Indies with one. …”
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Rainbow scarab Phaneaus vindex Macleay (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Thomson Paris, Barukh Rohde, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The genus Phanaeus MacLeay is distributed primarily in Neotropical habitats with 100 species, but also in the Neartic region with nine species and the West Indies with one. …”
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Cat’s-Claw Vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati—A Showy but Invasive Plant in Florida by Niels Proctor, Jason Smith

“… Cat’s-claw vine is a neotropical, climbing perennial that produces large and showy yellow flowers in the springtime. …”
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Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) by Reina Tong, Katherine Tenn, Rudolf H Scheffrahn

“… The conehead termite, Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Figure 1), is the first record of a non-endemic establishment from the family Termitidae in the United States (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). This widespread Neotropical species is unique among Florida termites due to the soldier’s nasus (an elongated frontal projection on the soldier’s head) and conspicuous nests (Scheffrahn et al. 2002). …”
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Florida Predatory Stink Bug (unofficial common name), Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Frank W. Mead, David B. Richman

“…This stink bug is primarily a Neotropical species that ranges into southeastern quarter of the United States. …”
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Florida Predatory Stink Bug (unofficial common name), Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Frank W. Mead, David B. Richman

“…This stink bug is primarily a Neotropical species that ranges into southeastern quarter of the United States. …”
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