Discriminate analysis and canonical correlation analysis were used to separate the Aphaenogaster phalangium species complex into 5 species of tropical New World ants: A. araneoides Emery, A. brevicollis Forel, A. inermis Forel (=Aphaenogaster araneoides var. nitidiventris new synonymy), Aphaenogaster (Deromyrma) araneoides var. canalis new synonymy), A. mexicana (Pergande) and A. phalangium Emery. This complex is easily recognized as a long necked group of Aphaenogaster found primarily in tropical forests. Aphaenogaster araneoides, distributed from El Salvador to Panama, can be recognized by the relatively elongated neck, lack of erect hairs on the dorsum of the posterior femur, and in that the sculpture of the head is similar to that of the dorsum of the first tergum of the gaster. Aphaenogaster brevicollis, known only from northern Panamá, is a robust, relatively large species with a short neck. Aphaenogaster inermis is a smaller species found from Nicaragua south into Colombia, with numerous semierect hairs on the dorsum of the hind femur, the only species with this characteristic. Aphaenogaster mexicana is known only from central western México, and is a weakly sculptured species with a small eye and moderately developed propodeal spines. Finally, A. phalangium is similar to A. araneoides, except that the dorsum of the first gastral tergum is finely sculptured, much more weakly than the sculpture of the dorsum of the head, and is known from El Salvador to NW Colombia. The workers and males are separated by keys in English and Spanish, the characteristics and distributions of each species are discussed.

The genus Chrysotus Meigen is reported from Hainan island for the first time. Six species are recorded. The following four species are described as new to science: Chrysotus diaoluoshanus sp. nov., C. hainanensis sp. nov., C. magnuscaputus sp. nov. and C. zhouae sp. nov., Chrysotus biprojicienus Wei & Zhang and Chrysotus serratus Wang et Yang are recorded from Hainan island for the first time. A key to the species of Chrysotus from Hainan island is presented.

The descriptions of Rhopobota tungurahuana Razowski & Pelz and Ancylis ecuadorica Razowski & Wojtusiak were based on female specimens collected in Ecuador. Series of both sexes of these species were collected in Venezuela, and these represent new distribution records. Male genitalia are described, and figures of imagos and genitalia of both sexes are provided.

Acerophagus orientalis (Ferrière) and Cryptanusia albiclava Girault (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are reported for the first time from India. Besides, new distribution records for 23 species and new host records for nine species of Encyrtidae are documented from different parts of Southern India.

Only one species of the genus Lindneromyia Kessel, Lindneromyia argyrogyna (de Meijere), was known to occur in Laos. Here the following three new species are added to the fauna of Laos: Lindneromyia laosensis sp. nov., L. longa sp. nov. and L. obtusa sp. nov. A key to the species of Lindneromyia from Laos is presented.

The following two species are described as new to science: Asyndetus clavipes Liu, Wang & Yang, sp. nov. and Asyndetus latisurstylus Liu, Wang & Yang, sp. nov. A key to the species of Asyndetus Loew, 1869 from China is presented.

The weevil Oopterinus distinctus O'Brien (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Otidocephalini), that was previously only reported from four counties in Arkansas, has been collected in Louisiana and Alabama and additional counties in Akransas. This represents new state and county records for this rare weevil.

“We are so excited to get to bring Winston to camp this year and finally meet you (previously his grandparents have been bringing him to camp). He has changed a bunch since you saw him last including becoming the winner of the SW Georgia regional Science Fair. He was able to attend the State Science Fair competition UGA and loved the experience. Winston also won the Florence Burns Science Award for “BEST SCIENCE STUDENT” for the entire Scholar's Academy School. Needless to say much of this success is due to the love of Science that is fostered there at MSU Entomology Camp.“ - Kim Cornish 2016

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