Journal of Insect Biodiversity

**New record for Peru of the invasive Asian beetle Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae), with biological and ecological notes**

BEIMER CHUQUIBALA-CHECAN — 2025-11-06

As part of our study of saproxylic fauna in cocoa (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus, 1753) sites in northern Peru, we present a new record of Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius, 1781) in the country. The species X. capucinus is considered an invasive beetle in the Bostrichidae family to Central America. Our report includes biological and ecological data from this site, as well as detailed taxonomic information and images to facilitate identification.

**A new species and the revised species status of cicadas of the genus of Dorachosa Distant, 1892 from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Carinetini)**

ALLEN F. SANBORN — 2025-11-06

The cicada genus Dorachosa Distant, 1892 is distributed throughout the Neotropical region. Dorachosa mesomexicana sp. nov. is described. The most similar species, Dorachosa lugubrina compostelensis (Davis, 1938), is elevated to species status here to become Dorachosa compostelensis (Davis, 1938) stat. rev. after a detailed comparison to Dorachosa lugubrina (Stål, 1864).

**A new cicada species of the genus Psithyristria Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)**

YOUNG JUNE LEE — 2025-11-06

A new species of the genus Psithyristria Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Psithyristriini), Psithyristria parapeculiaris sp. nov., is described from Santa Rosa, Luzon, Philippines. This species is morphologically most similar to Psithyristria peculiaris Lee & Hill, 2010, sharing several diagnostic characteristics, including a markedly elongated CuA₂ vein, a sub-basally concave R+Sc vein, and uncal lobes each terminating in a pair of similarly sized spines. However, P. parapeculiaris sp. nov. can be distinguished from P. peculiaris by its broader marginal area of the forewing, the shape of the forewing M+CuA vein, the comparatively larger ulnar cell 3, and differences in the shape of spines of the uncal lobes.