Checklist of Georgian aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha)
Author
Barjadze, Shalva
0000-0001-8992-4987
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Giorgi Tsereteli 3, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia
shalva.barjadze@yahoo.com
Author
Kanturski, Mariusz
0000-0002-1674-1028
Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Bankowa 9, 40 - 007 Katowice, Poland
kanturski.m@gmail.com
Author
Maghradze, Eter
0000-0002-4796-9439
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Giorgi Tsereteli 3, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia & Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Šrobárova 2, 04154 Košice, Slovakia
eter.magradze.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Author
Gogshelidze, Mariam
0009-0000-3614-213X
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Giorgi Tsereteli 3, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia
mariam.gogshelidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Author
Shavadze, Lado
0000-0002-7643-2382
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Giorgi Tsereteli 3, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia
lado.shavadze.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Author
Kök, Şahin
0000-0002-1092-8596
Lâpseki Vocational School, Department of Plant and Animal Production, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17800, Lâpseki, Çanakkale, Türkiye & Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020, Çanakkale, Türkiye & Biodiversity Application and Research Center, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020, Çanakkale, Türkiye
sahinkok@gmail.com & sahinkok@comu.edu.tr
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Zootaxa
2025
2025-12-09
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.1
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TABLE 1. Species richness and regional distribution data of aphids in Georgia. Abbreviations: ABK.— Abkhazeti (=Abkhazia); ADJ. —Adjara; GUR.— Guria; IME.— Imereti; KAK.— Kakheti; KKA.— Kvemo Kartli; MMT. — Mtskheta-Mtianeti; RLS.— Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti; SHK.— Shida Kartli; SJA.— Samtskhe-Javakheti; SZS.— Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti; TBI.— Tbilisi; UNO. —unknown origin.| Aphid families/ subfamilies | Aphid genus | Aphid species | Regions of Georgia with their surface areas in km² | UNO. |
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| ABK. | ADJ. | GUR. | IME. | KAK. | KKA. | MMT. | RLS. | SHK. | SJA. | SZS. | TBI. | |
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| 8,665 | 2,880 | 2,033 | 6,552 | 11,310 | 6,528 | 6,785 | 4,954 | 6,200 | 6,413 | 7,441 | 720 |
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| Adelgidae | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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| Phylloxeridae | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
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| Aphididae |
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| Anoeciinae | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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| Aphidinae | 63 | 235 | 73 | 45 | 29 | 46 | 127 | 44 | 118 | 68 | 82 | 74 | 38 | 68 | 7 |
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| Calaphidinae | 18 | 30 | 20 | 9 | – | 2 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | – |
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| Chaitophorinae | 3 | 13 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
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| Drepanosiphinae | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
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| Eriosomatinae | 15 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 32 | – |
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| Lachninae | 9 | 22 | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | – |
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| Mindarinae | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Phyllaphidinae | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
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| Thelaxinae | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
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| Total number | 118 | 355 | 127 | 66 | 31 | 67 | 194 | 63 | 188 | 102 | 122 | 137 | 50 | 119 | 7 |
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| Percentage of aphid species | | 35.77 | 18.59 | 8.73 | 18.87 | 54.65 | 17.75 | 52.96 | 28.73 | 34.37 | 38.59 14.08 33.52 1.97 |
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