Journal of Insect Biodiversity https://mapress.com/jib <p><strong>Journal of Insect Biodiversity</strong> (<strong>JIB</strong>) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal of Biodiversity Application &amp; Research Center of the Atatürk University. <span lang="EN-GB">JIB is dedicated to publishing high-quality novel </span><span lang="EN-GB">scientific data </span><span lang="EN-GB">on <strong>insect biodiversity</strong>. The aims</span> of this journal are to share and disseminate novel scientific information on the discovery, description, and conservation of insect diversity. </p> Magnolia Press en-US Journal of Insect Biodiversity 2538-1318 Copyright is retained by Magnolia press LTD. <strong>Description of the larvae and pupa of <em>Cotinis lebasi</em> (Gory & Percheron, 1833) and <em>Hoplopyga foeda</em> (Schaum, 1848) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Colombia</strong> https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.63.1.1 <p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">The third instar larva and pupa of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Cotinis lebasi</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Gory &amp; Percheron, 1833) and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Hoplopyga foeda</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Schaum, 1848) from Colombia are described, and data about their natural history are presented. The importance of the leaf‐cutter ant </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Atta colombica </em></span><span lang="en-GB">Guérin‐Méneville, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)</span> <span lang="en-GB">waste, where the immature stages of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>C. lebasi</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> develop, in the tropical forests of the Chocó Biogeographic region is discussed. A key for the identification of the third instar larvae of Gymnetini from the American continents is provided.</span></span></span></span></p> JHON C. NEITA MORENO JULIÁN CLAVIJO‐BUSTOS JESUS OROZCO Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press 2025-04-15 2025-04-15 63 1 1 21 10.12976/jib/2025.63.1.1 <strong>A new species of the genus <em>Omophron</em> (s.str.) Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Afrotropical region</strong> https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.63.1.2 <p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New species of <em>Omophron</em> (<em>s.str.</em>) from southeastern Africa, <em>O.</em> <em>rhodesianum </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong> (Coleoptera: Carabidae), belonging to the “<em>capense</em>”—species group, is described, illustrated and compared with closely related species.</span></span></span></p> ALEXANDER ANICHTCHENKO Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press 2025-04-15 2025-04-15 63 1 22 25 10.12976/jib/2025.63.1.2 <strong>A new synonym of <em>Isoscelipteron pectinatum</em> (Navás, 1905) (Neuroptera: Berothidae) from Japan</strong> https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.63.1.3 <p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Isoscelipteron okamotonis</em> (Nakahara, 1914) is proposed as a new synonym of <em>I</em>. <em>pectinatum</em> (Navás, 1905) based on the examination of specimens from Japan.</span></span></span></p> HIROSHI NAKAMINE Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press 2025-04-15 2025-04-15 63 1 26 29 10.12976/jib/2025.63.1.3