Updated checklist of scale insects ( Hemiptera: Coccomorpha ) in Sakartvelo (Georgia)

Abstract

Abstract The Scale Insects, infraorder Coccomorpha (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) includes many agricultural pests. The latest check list of scale insects of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia) was published in 2008, but it contained species mostly from the city of Tbilisi. In this study an updated check list of scale insects of Sakartvelo with 242 species is presented. Fifteen scale insect families from 30 extant families in the world are presented for Sakartvelo. Most species-rich families are: Diaspididae with 90 species belonging to 38 genera, Pseudococcidae with 72 species belonging to 31 genera and Coccidae with 43 species belonging to 23 genera. Other families are: Acanthococcidae (5 genera, 10 species), Asterolecaniidae (3 genera, 5 species), Cryptococcidae (2 genera, 3 species), Eriococcidae (1 genus, 2 species), Kermesidae (1 genus, 3 species), Kerriidae (1 genus, 1 species), Kuwaniidae (1 genus, 1 species), Marchalinidae (1 genus, 1 species), Margarodidae (2 genera, 3 species), Monophlebidae (2 genera, 2 species), Ortheziidae (3 genera, 5 species), Putoidae (1 genus, 1 species). Anophococcus agropyri was found in the collection of Z. Hadzibeyli and it is herein recorded for the first time from Georgia. Distribution and host plant data for each species is given.