Turkish Journal of Zoology (2019) 43, 192-202

George Japoshvili and Levan Mumladze (2019)
New species and new records of Aphelinus Dalman (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) from Lagodekhi Reserve (Sakartvelo - Georgia), with diversity and distribution along an elevational gradient
Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2), 192-202
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate species diversity and distribution of Aphelinus species in an elevational gradient in the Lagodekhi Reserve (Sakartvelo - Georgia) throughout a growing season. Two species of Aphelinus Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), A. humilis Mercet and A. thomsoni Graham, are recorded for the first time from Georgia and the Caucasus and two species (A. lagodekhiensis sp. nov. and A. sugonjaevi sp. nov.) are described as new to science. To facilitate species identification we have developed a key to the females of all 24 species of Aphelinus currently known from the Middle East and the Caucasus. Both species richness and abundance of Aphelinus increased with increasing elevation, although no statistically significant relationship was found. Maximum diversity and abundance were observed in July, and this was more pronounced at higher elevations.
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Database assignments for author(s): George Japoshvili

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
identification/taxonomy
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Aphelinus abdominalis (parasitoid)			Georgia
Aphelinus asychis (parasitoid)			Georgia
Aphelinus mali (parasitoid)			Georgia
Aphelinus varipes (parasitoid)			Georgia
Aphelinus subflavescens (parasitoid)			Georgia
Aphelinus chaonia (parasitoid)			Georgia