Two species occurring in southeastern Texas, USA, of the predominately tropical genus AgraFabricius, 1801 are described as new: oblongopunctata group - Agra rileyi Erwin, new species (type locality: Cameron County, Paloma Blanca Road, near Sabal Palm Sanctuary); and truquii group - Agra wickhami Erwin, new species (type locality: Cameron County, Brownsville). Both species are presently known from extreme southeast Texas in Cameron County, and A. rileyi was also found in Hidalgo and Starr Counties. Agra rileyi adults are associated with sabal palms (Sabal mexicana Mart., Arecaceae) and sugar hackberry trees (Celtis laevigata Willd., Ulmaceae). Agra wickhami is also known from the Yucatán peninsula. Adults of both species have been incorrectly identified in the past in collections and in the literature as Agra oblongopunctata Chevrolat, which occurs only in southern Mexico and Guatemala. A new group, truquii species-group, is established. Many specimen labels studied indicate that “beating vegetation” was used to acquire adult individuals. Thus, like members of all known species of more southern Agra, these beetles are found on vegetation well above the ground.

A new species in the Neotropical genus Amithao Thomson, 1878 is described from Ecuador, with supporting illustrations and a diagnosis. A revised key to the 14 species in the genus is provided along with an annotated checklist.

Ecological and distributional data are presented for the 134 species, plus six subspecies, of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) known to occur in Idaho. Species recorded or confirmed for the first time in Idaho are Batyle ignicollis (Say), Brachysomida atra (LeConte), Brachysomida californica (LeConte), Callidium antennatum Casey, Callidium cicatricosum Mannerheim, Callidium hoppingi Linsley, Callimus cyanipennis (LeConte), Clytus canadensis Hopping, Haplidus testaceus LeConte, Hyperplatys aspersa (Say), Judolia gaurotoides (Casey), Leptalia macilenta (Mannerheim), Leptura plagifera LeConte, Megacyllene robiniae (Forster), Meriellum proteus (Kirby), Molorchus longicollis LeConte, Necydalis diversicollis diversicollis Schaeffer, Phymatodes dimidiatus (Kirby), Phymatodes hirtellus (LeConte), Phymatodes nigerrimus Van Dyke, Phymatodes nitidus LeConte, Phymatodes vilitatis Linsley, Poecilobrium chalybeum (LeConte), Saperda horni Joutel, Saperda tridentata (Olivier), Stenocorus nubifer (LeConte), Stenocorus vestitus (Haldeman), and Xylocrius agassizi (LeConte). New adult, larval, or flower host records are given for Cortodera subpilosa (LeConte), Gnathacmaeops pratensis (Laicharting), Grammoptera subargentata (Kirby), Judolia montivagans (Couper), Leptura propinqua Bland, Pseudogaurotina cressoni (Bland), and Trachysida aspersa (LeConte).

The 11 species comprising the fauna of Mecyclothorax Sharp of Papua New Guinea are reviewed, with five species newly described: M. amingwiwae Liebherr, new species,M. andersoni Liebherr, new species,M. brispex Liebherr, new species,M. gressitti Liebherr, new species, and M. medioconstrictus Liebherr, new species. Assessment of characters of the male genitalia and female reproductive tract demonstrate that the fauna is phylogenetically diverse, pointing to prolonged residence in New Guinea by the constituent members of this fauna. All species occupy montane habitats and are characterized by brachyptery, and the assemblage in aggregate exhibits rather low levels of sympatry. This pattern is compared to geographic patterns presented by the similarly brachypterous, but highly diverse and intensively sympatric faunas of the Society and Hawaiian Islands.

Tiger beetles typically have specific habitat requirements and because of this, and their ease of identification, can serve as useful indicators of ecosystem condition. However, in northern Ontario, Canada, especially the Far North, distribution information for tiger beetles is generally historic or lacking.We conducted tiger beetle inventories across northern Ontario, including the remote Far North, in an attempt to provide updated distribution information on species known from or adjacent to Ontario. Here, we report several new range extensions for tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in Ontario, including Cicindela tranquebarica Herbst, Cicindela longilabris Say, Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, and Cicindela repanda Dejean.We also confirm and provide updates for the distribution of several additional species collected in previous studies. Several other previously reported species were not located in this study. Our efforts provide a contemporary update on the ranges and distribution of these beetles.

Study of the previously lost type of Nicrophorus chryseusMazokhin-Porshnyakov, 1953 determined it to be a member of the polymorphic Holarctic species Nicrophorus investigatorZetterstedt, 1824, new synonymy. The unintentional but formal changing of a taxonomic classification, which we term “accidental taxonomy,” is discussed.

The discovery of Australoluciola thailandica Sriboonlert, Swatdipong, and Sartsanga, new species, in a northern province of Thailand extends the range of the genus previously known only in Australia and New Guinea. A description based on three males is given, and a key to the species of Australoluciola Ballantyne is provided.

Three new genera of Synchitini are described from New Zealand, including two monotypic genera, Oparara Leschen and Lord, new genus (type species Oparara marskeae Leschen and Lord, new species) and Tarphionivea Leschen and Lord, new genus (type species T. lindsayae Leschen and Lord, new species). The New Zealand Bitoma Herbst comprise members of multiple genera, and six are here transferred to Zebitoma Leschen and Lord, new genus (type species Bitoma nana Sharp, 1876), resulting in the following: Zebitoma brouni (Hetschko, 1928), new combination; Zebitoma discoidea (Broun, 1880), new combination; Zebitoma guttata (Broun, 1886), new combination; Zebitoma lobata (Broun, 1886), new combination; Zebitoma nana (Sharp, 1876), new combination; Zebitoma novella (Hetschko, 1929), new combination; Zebitoma picicornis (Broun, 1909), new combination; Zebitoma rugosa (Sharp, 1876), new combination; Zebitoma scita (Broun, 1886), new combination.

Ancylotela angustinotum Pineda, new species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is described and illustrated from a single female specimen collected in San Juan Province, Argentina. The new taxon is easily distinguished from Ancylotela oculata Waterhouse, 1882 by its subparallel-sided body shape, pronotum almost as long as wide, and large, M-shaped elytral spots.

A new genus and two new species from Brazil (Amazon Region) are described and illustrated: Cumaru Casari, Cumaru flabellicornis Casari, and Cumaru pectinicornis Casari (type species of the genus). The new genus is characterized mainly by the antenna with 12 antennomeres and lamellate tarsomeres 1–3 on the anterior and median legs and tarsomere 3 on the posterior legs. A revised key to the Neotropical genera of Dicrepidiina and comparisons with Cumaru are presented.

Eranina amacayacu Botero and Noriega, new species from Amazonas, Colombia, is described and illustrated.

A survey of Carabidae (Coleoptera) was done at three sites located in the Jaboticabal and Guaíra municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil from November 2004 to May 2008. Each site had a forest fragment, a soybean/corn crop field, and a forest edge between them. The survey's objective was to evaluate the beetles' habitat preferences and determine the carabid species with potential for biological pest control. Beetles were captured by pitfall traps arranged along two parallel transects 200 m long, placed across the crop, edge, and forest fragment. Of 27 species on which cluster and correspondence analyzes were performed, 10 revealed preference for the crop, 10 for the edge, 1 behaved as crop-edge species, and six preferred the forest fragment. Calosoma granulatum (Perty), Tetracha brasiliensis (Kirby), Scarites sp. 3, and Scarites sp. 4 occurred in high densities in the crop interior, suggesting they may play an important role in the control of soybean/corn pests. The small number of carabid species observed in the forest fragments probably is related to the reduced size and poor preservation of these areas.

A new species of Golofa Hope is described from Peru along with supporting illustrations and a diagnosis.

The fauna of Iranian Agyrtidae and Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) is summarized in this paper. Within Agyrtidae, two species from two genera (Agyrtes Frölich and Apteroloma Hatch) within two subfamilies (Agyrtinae and Pterolomatinae) are reported. Within Ptiliidae, 10 species from four genera (Acrotrichis Motschulsky, Nossidium Erichson, Ptenidium Erichson, and Ptinella Motschulsky) within two subfamilies (Ptiliinae and Acrotrichinae) are reported. Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) sericans (Heer, 1841) and Ptinella aptera (Guerin-Meneville, 1839) (both Ptiliidae) are new country records for Iran.

Discovery of the holotype of Aulacothorax exilisBoheman, 1858, originally described in Scydmaeninae (Staphylinidae), in the collections of Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet Stockholm in Sweden revealed that this species is actually a leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) belonging to the genus until now known as OrthalticaCrotch, 1873. Because Aulacothorax has been available since 1858 and Orthaltica only since 1873, we here synonymize Orthaltica with Aulacothorax. Aulacothorax exilis is redescribed and illustrated.

All available information on the distribution and habitat requirements of saproxylic beetle Corticaria bella Redtenbacher in Europe is presented. The first record of C. bella in Finland (new country record) is based on museum specimens. Data on the occurrence of this species in Greece is supplemented based on specimens from a private collection. As a result of our research conducted in 2009–2010, the presence of C. bella in Poland is confirmed after more than 100 years; the species was found at three new sites in the central and eastern parts of the country, in 1001-year-old oak stands. Records of C. bella in Finland and Poland shift the hitherto known distribution of this species toward the northeast. Methods of collection of C. bella and characteristics of the habitats of the species are discussed. Based on available literature, C. bella is considered a very rare and locally occurring species in Europe. It prefers deciduous forests with oak (Quercus spp.) and coniferous stands with pine (Pinus spp.). The species develops in subcortical layers of dead wood infested by wood-decaying fungi.

Torobus principalis (Bernhauer) is transferred to the genus Ocyolinus Sharp as Ocyolinus principalis (Bernhauer), new combination. An updated diagnosis and key to the species are provided for Ocyolinus along with illustrations and a redescription of O. principalis.

Atheta (Alaobia) rigidicornis Lee and Ahn, new species, is described from Korea. The new species is compared with a similar species of the subgenus, Atheta (Alaobia) scapularis (C. R. Sahlberg). A description, habitus photograph, and illustrations of the diagnostic characters are provided.