A contribution to the aphid fauna (Homoptera: Aphidinea) of Kaliningrad Region, Russia

The study of the aphid fauna in Kaliningrad Region (Russia) started in 60s of the 20th century, but a regional checklist has not been published yet. Based on material deposited in the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Belarusian State University and data scattered in various scientific publications, we compiled the first comprehensive list of aphids recorded from Kaliningrad Region. The list includes 61 genera, 110 species and two subspecies of which 30 species and one subspecies are recorded in the region for the first time. The recorded taxonomic diversity is lower than in the nearby countries – Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. At least 11 species (10% of the faunal list) are alien for the regional fauna

The interaction between the ecological and biological traits of species in aphids and the mitochondrial gene variability

The results of comparative analysis of genetic variability of COI, COII, and cyt bgenes in aphids (Aphidoidea), which differ in ecology and a type of life cycle, are shown in the paper. It is found out that species being anolocyclic polyphagous with subcosmopolite distribution have the highest level of genetic variability of COI and cyt bnucleotide sequences comparing to aphids from other ecological and biological groups.В работе приведены результаты сравнительного анализа вариабельности нуклеотидных последовательностей генов COI, COIIи cyt b у тлей (Aphidoidea) из разных экологических групп, а также реализующих различные варианты биологических циклов. Показано, что виды, относящиеся к полифагам с субкосмополитным распространением, являющиеся анолоцикличными на большей части ареала, демонстрируют наибольший уровень вариабельности последовательности генов COI, cyt b в сравнении с тлями из других эколого-биологических групп

PCR-RELP tables for correct identification of hard to differentiate types of aphids of pests of pomoidea horticulture

Aphis pomi, A. spiraecola, Dysaphis anthrisci, D. plantaginea, D. radicola, Eriosoma lanigerumand Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthaeare the most important pests of apple in central Europe, therefore their precise species identification is an important task. We have performed a comparative analysis of the nucleotide sequencesof the gene of the 1 cytochrome c oxidase subunit of the listed aphid species. On the bases of the data recieved, restriction maps were constructed and PCR-RFLP tables were created for precise species diagnostics of apple-tree pests on the territory of Belarus and neighboring countries

Applicability of PCR-RFLP Keys Based on COIBarcode Region for the Identification of Invasive Species in the Insect Fauna of Belarus (on Example of Aphids of Genus AphisL.)

PCR-RFLP keys based on COIbarcode region for the identification of A. pomi / A. spiraecolasamples collected from different host-plants in Belarus were developed. The list of A. pomi / A. spiraecolafodder plants in the Belaru-sian conditions has been updated.На основе нуклеотидных последовательностей баркодинг-региона COIразработаны ПЦР-ПДРФ-ключи для идентификации тлей A. pomi / A. spiraecolaфауны Беларуси, собранных с разных кормовых растений. Был уточнен перечень кормовых растений A. pomi / A. spiraecolaв условиях Беларуси