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> en-US Copyright is retained by Magnolia press LTD. jibiodiversity@gmail.com (Levent Gültekin, Ph. D., Professor, Editor in Chief) jib@mapress.com (JIB team) Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:01:44 +1300 OJS 3.3.0.6 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.72.1.1 <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">Despite the increasing interest in pollinators, the knowledge of hoverfly fauna (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Pantelleria and the Pelagian Islands remains fragmentary. Previous data refers only to Lampedusa and Linosa. This paper reports results of the first surveys of Syrphidae from Pantelleria Island, conducted in the framework of the “Isola di Pantelleria” National Park Pollinator Biodiversity Conservation Project. A total of 114 specimens, belonging to 23 species, were collected. Among them, 22 species are recorded for Pantelleria, while the known Syrphidae fauna of the Pelagian Islands is further enriched by the new record of </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Eumerus obliquus</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> (Fabricius, 1805) from Linosa. An updated checklist of hoverflies from Pantelleria and the Pelagian Islands is provided, including a total number of 33 species, of which 7 not previously recorded. Including records from Malta, three species are newly recorded for the entire Sicily Channel. These findings enhance our understanding of hoverflies distribution in the Mediterranean Basin and highlight the ecological importance of island habitats for pollinators’ diversity and related ecosystem services.</span></span></span></span></p> MARGHERITA COVIELLO, GABRIELLA LO VERDE, DANIELE SOMMAGGIO Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.72.1.1 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300 https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.72.1.2 <p lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">In this study, we describe </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Ectropoceros sagittalis</em></span> <span lang="en-GB"><strong>sp. nov.</strong></span><span lang="en-GB"> from Japan. This, to the best of our knowledge, is the first record of the genus from the Palaearctic region. Photographs of adult female specimens, pupa, and their genitalia are presented, and their biology is described. We also provide a world checklist for the genus </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>Ectropoceros</em></span><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span></span></span></p> JINHYEONG PARK, SHUNSUKE TOMURA, SADAHISA YAGI, TOSHIYA HIROWATARI Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia press https://mapress.com/jib/article/view/2025.72.1.2 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300