The genus Labiobaetis recently has been reported from Madagascar by Lugo-Ortiz and McCafferty (1997). The two described species were only known from the nymphal stage. Examination of material from more than 800 samples in Madagascar allows descriptions of six new species: Labiobaetis longicercus, L. dambrensis, L. nigrocercus, L. vulgaris, L. punctatus and L. gilliesi. They can be distinguished easily by the shape of the second segment of the labial palp, the shape of the second segment of the maxillary palp, the setation of the labrum, the number of gills, the presence or absence of hindwings and coloration of the abdomen. At present, the imagoes of only five of the eight species are known. They can be identified by the presence or absence of hindwings, coloration of the wings, shape of the sclerotized process between gonopods and shape of the third segment of the gonopods. As all the species assigned to Labiobaetis were recently reassigned to Pseudocloeon, the status and validity of the genera Labiobaetis and Pseudocloeon are discussed.

Papuanatula, n. gen. (Ephemeroptera : Baetidae), is described from New Guinea and New Britain and based on both larvae and adults. Larvae of Papuanatula are distinguished by having basally narrow and distally broad antennal scapes ; glossae shorter than paraglossae ; segment 3 of labial palps more convex laterally than medially ; ventral long, somewhat robust, simple seta subdistally on tarsi ; gills on abdominal segments 2-7 ; reduced medial caudal filament ; and absence of hindwingpads. Adults have double marginal intercalaries in the forewings, lack hindwings, and males possess a sclerotized process between the genital forceps. Five new species are described from New Guinea [P. bessa n. sp., P. copis n. sp., P. lenos n. sp., P. plana n. sp., and P. tuber, n. sp. (type species)] and one new species named from New Britain (P. vaisisi n. sp.). An identification key to the larvae of the six new species is included.

The description of new taxa of small minnow mayflies (Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) includes the following. Cryptonymphacopiosa n. gen. and n.sp., from Brazil, is distinguished by long, robust, pilose setae on the medial margin of the prosthecae; apically narrow glossae and paraglossae ; absence of hindwingpads ; and long, basally narrow gill 1. Rivudiva n. gen., includingR. minantenna n.sp., from Brazil, and R. trichobasis n.sp., from Brazil and Paraguay, is distinguished by a broad linguaand relatively narrow superlinguae ; broad glossae with a distomedial row of long, robust, falcate, simple setae ; and tarsal clawswith minute denticles arranged in an ellipse. Spiritiops silvudus n.gen. and n. sp., from Brazil and French Guyana, is distinguishedby a long, robust, pilose seta arising from the medial margin of the right prostheca and tarsal claws with two rows of denticlesand lateral long, fine, simple seta. Varipes lasiobrachius n. gen. and n. sp., from Colombia and Ecuador, is distinguished bythe reduced right prostheca and U-shape arrangement of denticles on the tarsal claws. Zelusia principalis n. gen. and n. sp., fromBrazil and Colombia, is distinguished by a medially raised labrum, bifid right prostheca, and long, slender maxillary palps.

Many Oligochaeta were collected during recent investigations in Southern-European caves. This is the first contribution in which some data concerning the Tubificidae are summarized. Three new species of Rhyacodrilinae, including a new genus, are described: Rhyacodrilus omodeoi n. sp., Rhyacodrilus dolcei n. sp., Rhyacodrilus gasparoi n. sp. and Stochidrilus glandulosus n. gen., n. sp. The poorly known species Frearidrilus pescei (Dumnicka 1981, augm. 1987) is redescribed on the basis of new material collected in Slovenian caves; this revision allowed the proposal to ascribe it to the genus Tubifex, considering the monospecific genus Frearidrilus as a junior synonym of Tubifex.

The genus Paracloeodes (Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Baetidae) is newly reported from South America. Because of the discovery of species with hindwings and other characteristics not previously associated with Paracloeodes, a redescription of the genus is provided. Cladistic data suggest a South American center of origin for this Panamerican genus. Paracloeodes binodulus,n. sp., is described from larvae from northern Brazil, and is distinguished by the lack of hindwingpads and presence of small mesonotal tubercles. Paracloeodes eurybranchus n. sp., is described from larvae and female adults from north-central Argentina and southeastern Brazil; it is distinguished as larvae by the relatively large size, hindwingpads, and medially broad gills. Paracloeodes ibicui, n. sp., is described from a mature larva collected from Paraguay, and is distinguished by hindwingpads andabdominal coloration. Paracloeodes leptobranchus, n. sp., is described from larvae from Paraguay and southeastern Brazil, and is distinguished by relatively large size, hindwingpads, and slender gills.

Eleven new species in the mayfly family Leptophlebiidae are described from larvae from Mexico and Central America.Choroterpes ungulus, n. sp., Thraulodes eccentricus [=Allen and Brusca's Thraulodes sp. B], n. sp., and Thraulodes tenulineus [=Allen and Brusca's Thraulodes sp. D], n. sp., are described from Mexico; Farrodes otiesa, n. sp., Hagenulopsisingens, n. sp., Hagenulopsis ramosa, n. sp., Terpides diadema, n. sp., Traverella holzenthali, n. sp., and Traverella longifrons [=Allen's Traverella sp. B], n. sp., are described from Costa Rica; Traverella promifrons [=Allen's Traverella sp, C], n. sp., is described from Belize and Costa Rica; and Thraulodes grandis, n. sp., is described from Guatemala.

Three new genera of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) are described from larvae from South America. Adebrotus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, n.gen., and its type species, A. amazonicus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, n.sp., were taken from Amazonas, Brazil. The genus possesses numerous unique mouthpart characteristics, including a labrum with distinct anteromarginal protrusions, a left mandible with the inner incisors rotated to a right angle with the flat plane of the mandible, a right mandible with a large denticle in the midregion of the mola, unusually shaped galealaciniae with distally pectinate setae, and an unusually shaped labium. Tomedontus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, n.gen., and its type species, T. primus Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, n.sp., were taken from Amazonas and Pará, Brazil. The genus possesses a trapezoidal labrum lacking an anteromedial emargination, a distomedial process on the hypopharyngeal superlinguae, laterally denticulate mandibles, and unusually shaped maxillae and labium. Waltzoyphius McCafferty & Lugo-Ortiz, n.gen., and its type species, W. fasciatus McCafferty & Lugo-Ortiz, n.sp., were taken from Amazonas and Pará, Brazil, and Paraguarí, Paraguay. The genus is distinct in that the maxillae have only falcate denticles on the galealaciniae,the labium is unusually shaped, and the midsternum has an acute medial spur.

Stylodrilus curvithecus n. sp., collectée dans un ruisseau de Galice (Espagne), est une espèce proche de S. glandulosus; elle s'en distingue essentiellement par la forme des spermathèques et l'absence de ramifications latérales du vaisseau dorsal dans la région postérieure.Mesenchytraeus lusitanicus n. sp. récoltée dans plusieurs rivières de Galice (Espagne) et du Nord du Portugal est décrite. Une redescription complète de Cognettia hibernica Healy, 1975 à partir de 2 exemplaires récoltés au Portugal permet de compléter la description originale de cette espèce.

Several new species of Plecoptera (Leuctra hexacanthoides, L. berthelemyi, L. thomasi, Protonemura culmenis, P. canigolensis) collected in the Pyrenees of France, Andorra, and Spain are described and illustrated. Protonemura brevistyla (Ris) and P. montana Kimmins are recorded from the Pyrenees for the first time.

Description de Parastenocaris nertensis n. sp. et Parastenocaris fontinalis meridionalis n. s. sp. récoltées dans le sous-écoulement d'un ruisseau des Pyrénées.

Imagines, nymphs and eggs of Rhithrogena nuragica n. sp. are described from Gennargentu, Sardinia. Nymphs and eggsof R. insularis Esb.-Pet. and R. eatoni Esb.-Pet. from Corsica are described for the first time. R. nuragica and R. insularisbelong to the same species group, namely the insularis group, characterized mainly by the very peculiar tubercules onthe egg chorion. Nymphs of this group have crenulated gills, femora with a median dark spot and plica on the first gillsubtriangular, with a digitiform projection on the free corner. R. eatoni belongs to the alpestris group.

Ce travail comprend la description de 2 nouvelles espèces d'Enchytraeus : E. varithecatus n. sp. et E. variatus n. sp. et la redescription d'E. bigeminus Niel. & Chr. Ces 3 espèces ont été obtenues à partir de cultures. Les auteurs font ensuite des remarques sur la biologie, la morphologie et surtout la taxinomie des espèces européennes du genre Enchytraeus.

Des représentants de 10 espèces de Psychodinae ont été recueillis au Liban ; 4 d'entre elles ont une vaste répartitionen Europe et même en dehors de ce continent ; 5 autres espèces sont nouvelles et chacune d'entre elles est proche d'une espèce de la partie occidentale de l'Europe.