Publications

Abstract: Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 has arrived in Switzerland (Mantodea: Mantidae). − The first observations of Hierodula transcaucasica in Switzerland are presented and briefly discussed. The criteria for identification and differentiation fromMantis religiosa and Hierodula patellifera are illustrated.

Abstract: Pogonocherus perroudi Mulsant, 1839 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), a new species for the
Swiss fauna. − Pogonocherus perroudi, a species with a circum-Mediterranean distribution, was
discovered for the first time in Switzerland in 2024, in a small pine forest in the canton of Valais.

Résumé : Pogonocherus perroudi, une espèce à distribution circum-méditerranéenne, a été mise en
évidence pour la première fois en Suisse en 2024, dans une petite pinède du canton du Valais.

Abstract: On the basis of more than 14,000 occurrences obtained from specimens held in museums and private collections, as well as from literature data, we present the first updated checklist of the Swiss species of Byrrhoidea (Byrrhidae) and Dryopoidea (Dryopidae, Elmidae, Heteroceridae, Limnichidae, Psephenidae, and Ptilodactylidae) since 1900. In total, 78 species are retained as part of the Swiss fauna, while 10 species, which were recorded from Switzerland in the past, are excluded from this list.