Contribution to the aphid fauna (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of Imereti Region (Western Georgia)
Sh.Z. Barjadze, N.G. Bakhtadze, G. Bakhtadze, N. Kintsurashvili, N.L. Chakvetadze, N. Zhukovskaya & N.S. Gratiashvili
Abstract. Thirty one species of aphids found in Imereti Region in 2004-2007 are recorded in the annotated list. 15 species and one subspecies of them are new record for Imereti Region, while Aphis salsolae are recorded for the first time from Transcaucasia.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2008, 17(2): 75-80 ▪ Published in print 30 December 2008
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2008.17.2.75 ▪ Open full article 
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