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Additions to the Limoniidae of Israel (Diptera)
No full textAltogether 18 species of the family Limoniidae are recorded from Israel. Phyllolabis peniculifer n. sp. is described, and its male and female terminalia are illustrated. Dicranomyia (Glochina) sericata (Meigen) is recorded for the first time for Israel.
To cite: Starý, J. 2014 [2013]. Additions to the Limoniidae of Israel (Diptera). Israel Jouranl of Entomology 43: 149–157. 
The Scathophagidae (Diptera) of Israel
No full textFour species of Scathophagidae are recorded from Israel and adjacent areas: Scathophaga lutaria (Fabricius), S. oasis n. sp., S. stercoraria (Linnaeus), and Norellia tipularia (Fabricius). The two genera are diagnosed, the four species are described or redescribed, and keys for the identification of all these taxa are given.
To cite: Ozerov, A.L. & Freidberg, A. 2010. The Scathophagidae (Diptera) of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 40: 169–185.
Roythespis israelensis gen. et sp. n. (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Toxoderidae), a new praying mantis from Israel
No full textA new genus and species of praying mantises, Roythespis israelensis gen et sp. n., is described from Israel. The new genus belongs in the subfamily Toxoderinae (Toxoderidae), and is most closely related to Belomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914 and Calamothespis Werner, 1907, from which it differs in having a weakly rounded and very short pseudophallus, and conspicuous but not overdeveloped juxtaocular bulges. The new species features an elongated body and slender habitus, short legs, a prognathous head and greatly extended and distally flattened cerci. The holotype of Toxomantis sinensis Giglio-Tos, 1914 is illustrated for the first time.
To cite: Stiewe, M.B.D., Weinstein, A. & Simon, D. 2025. Roythespis israelensis gen. et sp. n. (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Toxoderidae), a new praying mantis from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 54: 95–112. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17761269urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:08D44E51-836A-44DC-8CB5-21A9479A934
Sitonini of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
No full textA survey of the weevil tribe Sitonini was conducted in Israel, recording a total of 23 species in four genera. Sitona aliciae Velázquez de Castro n. sp. and S. wahrmani Velázquez de Castro and Friedman n. sp. are described, and five additional Sitona species (S. brucki Allard, S. demoflysi Normand, S. fairmaieri Allard, S. lepidus Gyllenhal, S. puncticollis Stephens, and Schelopius planifrons Fåhraeus) are recorded from Israel for the first time. Genitalia illustrations are given for new and poorly known species (i.e., S. brucki, S. syriacus Stierlin, S. fairmairei, and S. demoflysi). Data on the distribution and host plants of species and keys for their determination are provided.
To cite: Velázquez de Castro, A.J., Friedman, A.-L.-L. & Borovec, R. 2010. Sitonini of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Israel Journal of Entomology 40: 71–108.
Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Israel. Part 1
No full textThe Tersilochinae fauna of Israel is reviewed. Five genera with nine species are found to occur in Israel: Aneuclis brevicauda (Thomson), A. incidens (Thomson), Diaparsis gerlingi n. sp., D. nitida Horstmann, D. frontella (Holmgren), Gelanes clavulatus Khalaim & Blank, G. simillimus Horstmann, Palpator turpilucricupidus Khalaim and Phradis interstitialis (Thomson). Two more genera, Probles Förster and Tersilochus Holmgren, are formally recorded here from Israel but excluded from the present paper and will be treated separately.
Cite as: Khalaim, A.I. 2018. Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Israel. Part 1. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (2): 113–121. <published 2 July 2018>
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1302891
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A new species of Raglius Stål (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) from Israel
No full textA new species, Raglius noga n. sp., from the Lower Galilee, Israel, is described and illustrated, with a habitus photo.
To cite: Nir, A. 2012. A new species of Raglius Stål (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 41–42: 1–5.
Eremiothrips negevi, a new species of thrips from Israel (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae)
No full textA new species of thrips, Eremiothrips negevi n. sp., is described from the Negev, an arid region in southern Israel. The new species differs from its congeners in having nine antennal segments, narrowly transverse pore plates on sternites IV–VII of males, and in the absence of drepanae on tergite IX of males. Eremiothrips negevi n. sp. is considered a pest to Sarcocornia fruticosa (Amarantaceae), which is commercially grown in greenhouses in southern Israel.
Cite as: Ben-David, Ts. 2017. Eremiothrips negevi, a new species of thrips from Israel (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 47: 133–140.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1065476
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Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel
No full textThe Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) contain approximately 450 species worldwide. Like the Meloidae, many wedge-shaped beetles are hypermetamorphic parasitoids. The majority of them attack wasps and bees whilst others attack cockroaches and beetles (Ptinidae and Cerambycidae) (Batelka et al. 2018). The first record of a ripiphorid species from Israel was published by Sahlberg (1912), who reported that Ptilophorus dufourii (Latreille, 1817) was collected at Dayr Aban (a village East of Bet Shemesh, Judean Hills) by Unio Saalas. Pic (1927) mentioned Pterydrias debilis Reitter, 1895, and Bodenheimer (1937) records two species for Israel, Macrosiagon bimaculata (Fabricius, 1787) and Macrosiagon ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781). Argaman and Mendel (1988) reported two Ripiphoridae species as new for Israel, Ripidius vaulogeri Chobaut, 1893 and Evaniocera dufouri Latreille, 1817, but the latter had been already published by Sahlberg (1912). Chikatunov et al. (2006) added Macrosiagon praeusta (Gebler, 1829) and Ripiphorus subdipterus Bosc, 1792 to the list of Israeli wedge-shaped beetles. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760), commonly referred to as ‘the wasp nest beetle’, is hereby recorded in Israel for the first time. On the 23rd of June 2018 a large nest of Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) was removed by the second author from the vicinity of Merom Golan (a kibbutz at the Golan Heights in the northern part of Israel; 33°08'N 35°46'E). The ruined nest was then exposed to pesticides. Near the nest a female of M. paradoxus was observed. Soon afterward a search inside the ruined nest yielded dead and still alive adults and pupae of M. paradoxus. In total, 33 specimens of M. paradoxus were found: nine pupae and seven newly hatched adults (five females and two males) were found inside closed cells, and 16 adults (14 females and three males) were found freely in the nest. A male and three females were found alive. The living females were observed and photographed while laying eggs on different parts of the nest. A pair of adults is currently deposited at the collection of the first author, housed at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University.
Cite as: Rittner, O. & Dafny, R. 2018. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 79–83.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1342522
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Israel G. Atkins Letter : March 8, 1863
No full textGeorge Macomber writes to Israel's mother, Harriet, to inform her of Israel's poor health. He tells a story about a freight train that was seized by Confederate soldiers outside of Nashville. Israel pens a section of the letter to notify his mother he is feeling better. He asks her to send him dried fruit, apples, honey, jelly, as well as some sewing needles and pins. George closes the letter, stating Israel is doing much better and has access to a variety of foods
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