Family Cydnidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in the Natural History Museum in Belgrade

At the Natural History Museum in Belgrade there are specimens of 28 species from family Cydnidae, which were mostly collected in Serbia and neighboring Balkan countries. Three species are recorded as new for the Heteropteran fauna of Serbia: Byrsinus pilosulus (KLUG), Macroscytus brunneus (FABRICIUS) and Legnotus fumigatus (A. COSTA). Additions are made to the Catalogue of Heteroptera of Palaearctic Region, as follows: the occurrence of Cydnus aterrimus (FORSTER) in Canary Islands is confirmed, Geotomus brunnipennis WAGNER and Ochetostethus balcanicus WAGNER are recorded for the first time from Bosnia-Herzegovina, G. elongatus (HERRICH-SCHAEFFER) for the first time from Cyprus and Albania. The problem with the previous citation of Yugoslavia (YU) in the Catalogue of Heteroptera of Palearctic Region is now resolved.