Puducherry, one of the four regions of the Union Territory of Puducherry located along the east coast of India, was surveyed during March, June, and July 2024 to ascertain the present status, diversity, and distri bution of odonate species in the region. Surveys were carried out in 27 localities consisting of habitats such as lakes, ponds, rivers, canals, agricultural fields, mangroves, lagoons, sacred groves and tropical dry evergreen forests. The present study documented 30 odonate species under 27 genera and four families, adding 17 new odonate records for the region, increasing the known species count to 31 under 28 genera and five families. The study provides critical baseline data for the future taxonomic and faunistic surveys, as well as it will be valuable for the implementation of conservation strategies to protect these ecologically important insects and their habitats.

Myrmeleon milibangalala sp. nov. is described from Maputo National Park, Mozambique and compared to small-sized Myrmeleon species from southern Africa, namely Myrmeleon obscurus Rambur, 1842, Myrmeleon caliginosus Hölzel & Ohm, 1983 and Myrmeleon stigmalis Navás, 1912. The characteristics of the new species are depicted on three plates. The species of the genus are typically found in coastal zones of continents and the habitat of the new species is described herein.

An occasional collecting trip was carried out in Nagyharsány, Szársomlyó Nature Reserve Area (Szársomlyó Hill) at the end of October 2024. Several valuable faunistic records were made. Until this paper, faunistic information on the Auchenorrhyncha fauna of Szársomlyó has not been published. Altogether 55 species from 36 genera and five families were documented. Among them, Arboridia (Arboridia) simillima (Wagner, 1939) (Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) is a new record for the Hungarian fauna.

Burmostrichus brunneus gen. nov., sp. nov. from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Myanmar) is described, illustrated and compared with the similar genera Elongatus Wang, Lin & Wang, 2024 and Micrapate Casey, 1898. A list of Bostrichidae known from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber is added.

A new species of theraphosid spider in the genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879 is described from Ibadan, Nigeria, Heterothele erdosi sp. nov. (♂), representing only the second Heterothele species known from Nigeria. It is the smallest known species of Heterothele.

A new species of the enigmatic trapdoor spider genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 is described from West Virginia, United States of America. Cyclocosmia johndenveri sp. nov. represents a significant northeast erly range extension for the genus and is described based on the male.

This study provides a detailed account of the rediscovery and collection records of Odontepyris erucarus, a species of Bethylidae wasps, in Hungary after a 70-year absence.

The genus Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 1885 is redescribed, the type species of the genus is Dicolpus volucris Gerstaecker, 1885. Dicolpus bicolor Klapálek, 1906, Dicolpus ellenbergeri Navás, 1912 (n. syn.), Suphalacsa [sic!] recondita Navás, 1914 (n. syn.), Suphalomitus opalinus Navás, 1921 (n. syn.) are all new junior synonyms of Dicolpus volucris Gerstaecker, 1885. Lectotypes of five syntypes are designated. Dicolpus congensis Navás, 1923 (n. syn.), is a new synonym of Dicolpus eurypterus (Gerstaecker, 1885). Morphological features of male Dicolpus orientalis (van der Weele, 1909a) are documented. Dicolpus martoni sp. n. is a new species from South Africa and Mozambique. Identification keys for males and females are given and distribution of species is plotted.

A total of 54 species have been recorded from the Yeşilırmak Delta in Samsun province. Allantus melanarius (Klug, 1818), Pteronidea glutinosae (Cameron, 1882) and Calameuta antigae (Konow, 1894) are represent new records for the Turkish fauna.

Anthrenus (Anthrenops) saudicus sp. nov. from Saudi Arabia is described, illustrated and compared with similar Saudi Arabian species, Anthrenus (A.) coloratus Reitter, 1881 and Anthrenus (A.) subclaviger Reitter, 1881.