New recorded species of Heteraphorura Bagnall, 1948 (Collembola: Onychiuridae) from Georgia with a key to the Holarctic species

One springtail species, Heteraphorura iranica Kaprus’, Shayanmehr et Kahrarian, 2017 is recorded from the Caucasus for the first time. A key to the Holarctic species of the genus Heteraphorura Bagnall, 1948 including H. magnina (Wray, 1950) is given

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of the Ajameti reserve (Georgia)

43 aphid species, living on 39 host plants, were recorded from the Ajameti reserve (Georgia) in 2008. Two species (Aphis rubiae Narzikulov, 1964 and A. violae Schouteden, 1900) were recorded for the first time from Transcaucasia, while fourteen species were new records for Imereti Region. Fundatrices of Macrosiphum symphyti Barjadze et Chakvetadze, 2008 were found for the first time. Tritrophic relationships between aphids, their natural enemies and host plants were studie

Aphid insect pests on ornamental plants in urban habitats in Georgia

The Aphid species complexes of urban areas were determined in Georgia. Aphid insects are serious group of pests, which attack decorative, and wild, native plants. In this study a total of 160 species of Aphids belonging to 73 genera, 9 subfamilies and 3 families are listed. Aphididae, with 7 subfamilies is the most numerous family, among which the following genera are most numerous: Aphidinae (78), Eriosomatinae (30), Calaphidinae (22), Lachninae (13) and Chiatophorinae (11). 69 species are harmful to wild deciduous trees, 33 to cultivars, 14 species are harmful to conifers, 12 to subtropical and indoor plants, 38 to wild grasses, while 31 species are important pests of wild deciduous shrubs. Their hosts and distributions are also taken into consideration. Overall, 32 harmful species of Aphids were revealed during these studie