Into the unknown: the first barcode-assisted checklist of Psocoptera (Insecta, Psocodea) of Georgia with a census on country species richness

By

Seropian, Armen
Arsenashvili, Eka
Bulbulashvili, Natalia
Shubashishvili, Anano
Iankoshvili, Giorgi
Todua, Mariami
Ananiashvili, Ana
Japarashvili, Shota
Iankoshvili, Giorgi
Memishishi, Aleksi
Balkhamishvili, Sopio
Chitadze, Beka
Karalashvili, Elisabeth
Mumladze, Levan
Hein, Nils
Rulik, Björn

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1168

Pages

77--105

Subjects

Biodiversity , CaBOL , Faunistics , South Caucasus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.103666

 

Abstract

This checklist reports 47 species of Psocoptera from 15 families and three suborders from Georgia, of which 31 species are recorded for the first time, increasing the known fauna of the country by more than 65%. Of these, 37 species have been barcoded, representing 210 Barcode Identification Numbers (BINs). An additional 14 species are expected to occur in Georgia but remain undiscovered, meaning that only ≈ 77% of the fauna is currently documented. Barcodes, comments on distributions, and images of voucher specimens are given followed by a map of the sampling sites.