43 Insects described in 1889

Acromantis japonica, common name Japanese boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. It was described by John Obadiah Westwood in 1889. Acromantis japonica belongs to the family Hymenopodidae and subfamily Acromantinae. No subspecies are listed.

Aethriamanta is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Aethriamanta are found in Madagascar, through Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.

Agyrtacantha dirupta is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly known as the trifid duskhawker. It has been found from the Maluku Islands through Australia to the Pacific.

Brachymesia herbida, the tawny pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

Brachythemis lacustris is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

Camacinia is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Camacinia are found from South-east Asia to the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea. There are three species.

Cannaphila insularis, the gray-waisted skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

Celithemis fasciata is a dragonfly in the skimmer family. It is native to the United States, where it is found in the south-central, southeastern, and eastern regions.

Centromyrmex feae, is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. There are 3 subspecies recognized.

Coccus viridis is a soft scale insect in the family Coccidae with a wide host range. It is commonly known as green scale or sometimes coffee green scale because it is a major pest of coffee crops throughout the world.

Colobopsis saundersi, synonym Camponotus saundersi, is a species of ant found in Malaysia and Brunei, belonging to the genus Colobopsis. A worker can explode suicidally and aggressively as an ultimate act of defense, an ability it has in common with several other species in this genus and a few other insects. The ant has an enormously enlarged mandibular (jaw) gland, many times the size of a normal ant, which produces defense adhesive secretions.

Cordillacris crenulata, known generally as the crenulated grasshopper or crenulatewinged grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Cosmopepla binotata is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Culex annulirostris, commonly known as the common banded mosquito, is an insect native to Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, the Philippines and Indonesia. It is regarded as a serious pest species throughout its range.

Diplacodes is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly known as perchers. Their colours range from the totally black body of the African Diplacodes lefebvrii, the lovely pale blue of India's Diplacodes trivialis, to the intense red of the Asian–Australian Diplacodes haematodes.

Dolichoderus sibiricus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Emery in 1889, the species is endemic to China, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea and Russian Federation.

Dracotettix monstrosus, the gray dragon lubber, is a species of lubber grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. It is found in North America.

Epiophlebia superstes is a species of dragonfly that is native to Japan.

Formotosena montivaga is a cicada species from Southeast Asia that was formerly placed in the genus Tosena. It was described in 1889 by Distant from material collected in the Naga Hills which are on the border of India and Burma.

Fylgia amazonica is a monotypic species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a deep forest species, breeding in stagnant pools. It occurs in Latin America from Venezuela to northern Brazil.

Gaeana atkinsoni is a colourful cicada species and is the only member of the genus Gaeana that is found in southern India. Other species are found along the Himalayas and in Southeast Asia. It is endemic to the forests of the Western Ghats where it emerges in summer. Males are brightly coloured with a yellow and black forewing and a bright red hindwing that is visible in flight.

Hydrobasileus is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae, found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Iteomyia major is a gall midge which forms galls on willows. It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1889.

Lathrecista is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. There is only one known species of this genus which occurs in India through Southeast Asia and Australia.

The long-legged marsh glider or dancing dropwing is a species of dragonfly found in Asia.

The Mexican amberwing is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Okanagana canadensis, the Canadian cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in North America.

Ormia ochracea is a small yellow nocturnal fly in the family Tachinidae. It is notable for its parasitism of crickets and its exceptionally acute directional hearing. The female is attracted to the song of the male cricket and deposits larvae on or around him, as was discovered in 1975 by the zoologist William H. Cade.

Pnigomantis medioconstricta common name Indonesian double shield mantis or double shield mantis are the only species in the genus Pnigomantis of mantis of the family Mantidae.

Rhyothemis triangularis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in eastern and southern Asia.

Scaphoideus intricatus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.

The silverleaf whitefly is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests. A review in 2011 concluded that the silverleaf whitefly is actually a species complex containing at least 24 morphologically indistinguishable species.

The treeline emerald is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in Northern Europe, Russia, Canada, and the United States (Alaska). Its natural habitats are tundra and alpine wetlands.

The superb jewelwing is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States as far south as Tennessee.

Tachytes guatemalensis is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Thrips tabaci is a species of very small insect in the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips, the tobacco thrips or the cotton seedling thrips. It is an agricultural pest that can damage crops of onions and other plants, and it can additionally act as a vector for plant viruses.

Toxorhynchites speciosus is a mosquito species in the genus Toxorhynchites found in Australia.

Trimerotropis californica, known generally as the strenuous grasshopper or California band-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Trimerotropis cyaneipennis, known generally as the blue-winged grasshopper or blue crackler, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Trimerotropis occidentalis, the occidental grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Trimerotropis thalassica, known generally as the thalassica grasshopper or greenish-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Zeuneria melanopeza is a species of katydids crickets in family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae.

Zygonyx torridus is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Réunion, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitat is rivers.