Issue 1 of volume 41 of 2012 is the first to be printed with Springer, our new partner for the production and distribution of Neotropical Entomology. The partnership established between the Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (SEB) and Springer is a step forward to our desire to make Neotropical Entomology a renowned and internationally recognized journal in the field of Entomology. It also sets a mark in the history of the journal, originally born as Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil, first published in 1972. The journal of the SEB grew together with our society through the efforts of a handful of very dedicated people, who helped to make our society internationally known and led Neotropical Entomology to the status it has today. The publication of our first issue with Springer also comes in a year the society celebrates its 40th anniversary on the 22nd of February, 40 years of contribution to the education and development of the Entomology in Brazil and neighbor Latin American countries.

Fernando L Cônsoli

Editor-in-Chief