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Wildfires considerably affect forest ecosystems. However, there is a lack of data on the post-fire status of insect communities in these ecosystems. This paper presents results of a study conducted in 2019 which considered the post-fire status of the insect fauna in a Protected Area, Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Republic of Mordovia, centre of European Russia), considered as regional hotspot of insect diversity in Mordovia. We sampled insects on intact (unburned, control) and fire-damaged (burnt in 2010) sites and compared the alpha-diversity between sites. In total, we sampled and analysed 16,861 specimens belonging to 11 insect orders, 51 families and 190 species. The largest orders represented in the samples were Coleoptera (95 species), Diptera (54 species), Hymenoptera (21 species), and Neuroptera (11 species). Other insect orders were represented by between one and four species. The largest four orders (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera) represented 96.7% of all studied specimens. We found that in the ninth year after low intensity surface fire damage, the insect diversity had returned to a similar level to that of the control (unburned) sites. Sites damaged by crown wildfire differed considerably from other sites in terms of a negative impact on both species diversity and the number of specimens. This indicates the serious effect of the crown fires on the biodiversity and consequent long-term recovery of the damaged ecosystem.

The faunistic knowledge of the Diptera of Morocco recorded from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this first catalogue of Moroccan Diptera species. A total of 3057 species, classified into 948 genera and 93 families (21 Nematocera and 72 Brachycera), are listed. Taxa (superfamily, family, genus and species) have been updated according to current interpretations, based on reviews in the literature, the expertise of authors and contributors, and recently conducted fieldwork. Data to compile this catalogue were primarily gathered from the literature. In total, 1225 references were consulted and some information was also obtained from online databases. Each family was reviewed and the checklist updated by the respective taxon expert(s), including the number of species that can be expected for that family in Morocco. For each valid species, synonyms known to have been used for published records from Morocco are listed under the currently accepted name. Where available, distribution within Morocco is also included. One new combination is proposed: Assuania melanoleuca (Séguy, 1941), comb. nov. (Chloropidae).

Twenty two new species of Lonchaeidae are described from Asia namely, Lonchaea biarmata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Lonchaea chinensis MacGowan, sp. nov. (China), Lonchaea fangi MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Lonchaea gachilbong MacGowan, sp. nov. (South Korea), Lonchaea gigantea MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Lonchaea mongolia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Mongolia), Lonchaea mussoorie MacGowan, sp. nov. (India), Setisquamalonchaea intermedia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Setisquamalonchaea korea MacGowan, sp. nov. (South Korea), Silba bambusae MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba botanica MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba breviplumosa MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba cascadens MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba combi MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silbafoldvarii MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba fragranti MacGowan, sp. nov. (China), Silba longidentata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand), Silba malaysia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia), Silba microcercosa MacGowan, sp. nov. (Vietnam), Silba nigrispicata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Taiwan), Silba tenuipennis MacGowan, sp. nov. (Thailand) and Silba translucens MacGowan, sp. nov. (Malaysia).