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. https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.67.1.1 <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">Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) are a highly diverse and ecologically important insect group. Their exceptional diversity in life histories, habitat adaptability, and species richness make them invaluable indicators across diverse fields, including biodiversity, ecology, medical, and forensic. While over 130 species from more than 30 genera have been documented in Peninsular Malaysia, the distribution of scuttle flies within urban green spaces remains largely unexplored. This study investigated the scuttle fly fauna of Thousand Flower Garden in Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia, an urban garden park blending natural and landscaped features. Malaise traps and pan traps baited with decomposed beef liver were employed for sampling. Morphological examination of the collected specimens revealed two new species: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Metopina fauzii</em></span> <span lang="en-GB"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span lang="en-GB"> and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Woodiphora malaccensis</em></span> <span lang="en-GB"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span lang="en-GB"> Furthermore, the study also documented two new geographical records for the Malaysian Phoridae fauna: </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Megaselia media</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Collin, 1912) and </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Metopina climieorum</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Disney, 1994. Notably, this study provides the first definitive association and comprehensive description of the female </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Epicnemis testis</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> Borgmeier, 1962. These findings significantly contribute to our understanding of scuttle fly diversity in Malaysia, highlighting the presence of undescribed taxa and expanding the known distribution of certain species.</span></span></span></span></p> JUNFUNG WONG RAJA M. ZUHA Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press 2025-07-03 2025-07-03 67 1 1 39 10.12976/jib/2025.67.1.1