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We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include Lonchaeidae associated with the genus Annona in Mexico, the first report of choanephora rot of okra in Korea and a review of Chinese species of the leafhopper genus Scaphoidella with description of a new species. 

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• A new species of Neomida Latreille from Colombia, with additional records and a complementary description for Neomida suilla (Champion) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Diaperini). 

  Aloquio, S.; Lopes-Andrade, C. (2015) ZooKeys 495: 133-142

• Two new species, a new country record, and a key to the species of Aulonothroscus Horn (Coleoptera: Throscidae) from The Bahamas. 

  Johnson, P. J. (2015) Insecta Mundi 0412: 1-6

• Review of Chinese species of the leafhopper genus scaphoidella Vilbaste, 1968 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species. 

  Xing JiChun; Li ZiZhong (2015) ZooKeys 491: 79-93

• Colletotrichum acutatum associated with Dryocosmus kuriphilus galls on Castanea sativa. 

  Gaffuri, F.; Maresi, G.; Pedrazzoli, F.; Longa, C. M. O.; Boriani, M.; Molinari, M.; Tantardini, A. (2015) Forest Pathology 45 (2): 169-171.

• Wiedemannia (Diptera: Empididae) newly found in China with description of a new species from Tibet.

Wang Ning; Wang BaoHai; Yang Ding (2015) Florida Entomologist 98 (1): 44-46

• Hot-water treatment of pecan scions as a means of phytosanitation to reduce the potential introduction of Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of pecan bacterial leaf scorch, into orchards and new geographic regions. 

  Melanson, R. A.; Sanderlin, R. S.; Grauke, L. J.; Heerema, R. (2015) Acta Horticulturae 1070: 201-209

• Species of Thripinae (Thysanoptera) from bamboo in Malaysia, with one new species and six new records.
  Ng, Y. F.; Mound, L. A. (2015) Zootaxa 3918 (4): 492-502

• Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) associated with the genus Annona in Mexico.
  Illescas Riquelme, C. P.; González Hernandez, H.; Valdez Carrasco, J.; Llanderal Cázares, M. C. M.; Ruiz Montiel, C. (2015) Southwestern Entomologist 40 (1): 121-130

• First report of choanephora rot of okra caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum in Korea.
  Park JiHyun; Cho SungEun; Choi InYoung; Shin HyeonDong (2015) Journal of Phytopathology 163 (6): 503-506

• Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of Guadeloupe and Martinique: updated check-list with new information on their ecology and natural enemies.
  Etienne, J.; Ryckewaert, P.; Michel, B. (2015) Florida Entomologist 98 (1): 298-304

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