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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 a report on new species of aphids of the Macrosiphini tribe from Kazakhstan, the first report of Caryedes brasiliensis preying on seeds of Dioclea violacea in Brazil and the first report of Peltophorus adustus in Mexico, with two new host associations.

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• New species of aphids of the Macrosiphini tribe (Homoptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) from Kazakhstan.
  Kadyrbekov, R. Kh. (2016) Zoologicheskiĭ Zhurnal 95 (6) 685-691.
• First report of Caryedes brasiliensis (Thunberg) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) preying on seeds of Dioclea violacea Mart. ex Benth. (Fabaceae) in Brazil.
  Santos, V. B. dos; Santos, M. J. C. dos; Poderoso, J. C. M.; Correia-Oliveira, M. E.; Pinheiro, H. S. S.; Oliveira, M. de F. S. dos S. de; Chagas, T. X.; Rolim, G. da S.; Ribeiro, G. T. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 671-674.
• First report of Peltophorus adustus (Fall) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) in Mexico, with two new host associations.
  Figueroa-Castro, P.; López-Martínez, V.; González-Hernández, H.; Jones, R. W.; Zamora Gallegos, I. A. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 667-670.
• First record and a new species of the rare Xantholinini genus Microlinus Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in Brazil.
  Busanello, D. G. C.; Caron, E. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 606-610.
• Definition and revision of the Othonus species-group of North American Pachybrachis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae).
  Barney, R. J. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 569-605.
• Teak, Tectona grandis L.f. (Lamiaceae), as a new host plant of Steirastoma breve (Sulzer, 1776) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
  Rosa, A. M.; Santos, A. dos; Segalla, R.; Garcia, J.; Teixeira, V. A. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 566-568.
• First record of Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Lilium michiganense Farwell and confirmation of its association with Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) reveal (Liliaceae).
  Blackman, C. K.; Cappuccino, N.; Mason, P. G. (2016) Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3) 482-484.
• Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of Gabon (10th part): addenda and corrigenda.
  Bilardo, A.; Rocchi, S. (2016) Natural History Sciences 3 (1) 27-34.
• Production of antifungal and antiinsectan metabolites by the Picea endophyte Diaporthe maritima sp. nov.
  Tanney, J. B.; McMullin, D. R.; Green, B. D.; Miller, J. D.; Seifert, K. A. (2016) Fungal Biology 120 (11) 1448-1457.

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