Publications

Publications Related to Caucasus region

2025

62. Penigot W., Japoshvili G. 2025. On the discovery of two new species of the genus Agrypon FÖRSTER (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Anomaloninae) from Georgia (Sakartvelo). Linzer Biologische Beitrage 56 (2), 617-626

2024

61. Yefremova Z., Kosheleva O., Yegorenkova E., Japoshvili G. 2024. New Records of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Georgia (Sakartvelo). Journal of Entomological Research Society, 26(2):303-313.

60. Japoshvili G., Haris A., 2024. Sawflies of Vashlovani National Park (Georgia - Sakartvelo) (Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Natura Somogyiensis, 44:27-40.

2023

59. Japoshvili G., Ljubomirov T. 2023. Apoidea (Hymenoptera, Apiformes and Spheciformes) of Northwestern Georgia with new records for the country. Journal of Biodiversity and Systematics, 9(2):399-418.

58. Japoshvili G., Kaydan MB., Gul A., Ozgen I. 2023. A new parasitoid record on Didesmococcus unifasciatus (Archanglskaya) (Hemiptera: Coccidae): Metaphycus melanostomatus (Timberlake, 1916) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Munis Entomology and Zoology, 18(2):112-113.

57. M Riedel, W Penigot, M Schwarz, E Diller, N Johansson, G. Japoshvili. 2023. Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of the Kintrishi National Park, Sakartvelo (Georgia), with descriptions of six new species. Linzer Biologische Beitrage, 55(1):61-153.

56. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2023. Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) from Babaneuri state reserve and Tbilisi, Georgia (Sakartvelo). Natura Somogyiensis, 41:31-38.

55. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2023. Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) from Racha and Kakheti regions of Georgia (Sakartvelo). Natura Somogyensis, 40:119-127

2022

54. Laszlo Z., Kelemen TI., Japoshvili G. 2022. Pteromalidae of Lagodekhi Protected Areas with the description of a new Psilocera species from Sakartvelo (Georgia). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 68(1):53-72

53. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2022. New Monoctenus Dahlbom, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) species from Georgia. Natura Somogyiensis, 38:23-28

52. Japoshvili G., Gordiashvili N., Injia S., Tsiklauri Kh., Sulamanidze G. 2022. Updated annotated checklist of insects from Lagodekhi protected areas, Sakartvelo (Georgia). Munis Entomology and Zoology, 17(2): 793-841

51. Japoshvili G. 2022. New data on some microhymenopteran families from Lagodekhi Protected Area, with new records for Georgia (Sakartvelo) and the Caucasus. Caucasiana 1:7-11.

50. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2022. Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of Kintrishi National Park, south-west Georgia (Sakartvelo). Annals of Agrarian Science, 20(1):12-27

49. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2022. Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) from North-Western Georgia (Sakartvelo). Caucasiana, 1(1)41-49.

48. Supatashvili A., Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2022. Some important records on sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) from the Entomological Collection of Agricultural University of Georgia (Sakartvelo) identified by Dr. Ermolenko. Natura Somogyensis, 39:48-59.

47. Japoshvili G., Haris A. 2022. Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) from North Western Georgia (Sakartvelo) (Part II.). Natura Somogyensis, 39:35-46.

46. George Japoshvili, Jacek Hilszczański, Adam Byk, Tomasz Jaworski, Krzisztof Łoś, Jerzy Borowski, Grzegorz Tarwacki, Jacek Piętka, Radoslaw Plewa. 2022. New records of Coleoptera from Lagodekhi Protected Areas, with new records for Georgia (Sakartvelo). Caucasiana, 1:29-39

2021

45. Riedel M., Japoshvili G. 2021. New records of Ichneumonidae from Northwestern Sakartvelo (Georgia), with additions to the fauna of Lagodekhi reserve. Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (2), 241-288

44. Fallahzadeh M., Japoshvili G., Saghaei N. 2021. Distribution and new host associations of the genus Metaphycus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 67(3):277-280

43. Japoshvili G., Ljubomirov T. 2021. Wasps of the families Ampulicidae, Bembicidae, Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Crabronidae, Evanidae, Gasteruptidae, Heloridae, Pemphredonidae, Pompilidae, Psenidae, Sphecidae and Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Lagodekhi protected areas, from Georgia (Sakartvelo). Annals of Agrarian Science, 19(4): 269-287.

2020

42. Japoshvili G., Khachikov E. 2020. List of Staphylinids of Lagodekhi Reserve with some new records from Sakartvelo (Georgia). Zootaxa, 4767(3): 495-500 SCI

41. Japoshvili G., Aslan EG. 2020. Checklist of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Sakartvelo (Georgia). Annals of Agrarian Science, 18(3): 331-337

2019

40. Japoshvili G., Mumladze L. 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. 43:192-202. SCI

39. Japoshvili G., Kostjukov V., Kosheleva O., Podvarko A. 2019. New Record of Aprostocetus caudatus Species Group (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from Georgia. Journal of Entomological Research Society, 21(3):361-367. SCI

2018

38. Kostjukov V., Japoshvili G. 2018. New record of Hyperteles (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) species from Transcaucasia. Annals of Agrarian Science, 16 (1):42-44.

37.Kirkitadze G., Japoshvili G. 2018. Pollination features on the local apple variety in Georgia. Materials of Conference devoted to 80th anniversary of Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijanian Academy of Sciences, 490-494.

36. Dvorak L., Japoshvili G. 2018. The scorpionflies (Mecoptera) from Lagodekhi Reserve, with some distributional and seasonal activity data. Zootaxa, 4407(1):137-140

35. Japoshvili G. 2018. New records of Centrodora Forster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from the Caucasus. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 42: 118-120. SCI

34. Dobosz R., Japoshvili G., Krivokhatsky V., Wąsala R. 2018. Contributions to the knowledge of neuropterid insects (Neuropterida: Raphidioptera, Neuroptera) of Georgia (Sakartvelo). Part II. Annals of the upper Silesian museum in bytom entomology. 26:1-21.  http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1147632

33. Otto S., Japoshvili G. 2018. The spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Lagodekhi Reserve, Georgia: faunistic results of a transect study and an updated checklist. Arachnology, 17(8):375-391

32. Japoshvili G., Dzneladze G., Kirkitadze G., Kiss B., Kaydan B. A new and dangerous pest for the Caucasus – Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Annals of Agrarian Science, 16(4):464-465

31. Japoshvili G. 2018. Corrigendum to “New records of Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from Georgia, with description of seven new species” [J. Asia Pac. 20 (2017) 866–877], 21:744.

2017

30.  Japoshvili G., Kostjukov V., Kosheleva O., Yegorenkova E. 2017. New Record of Neotrichoporoides (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Georgia with some Taxonomic and Biogeographical Notes. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 19(2):67-71.

29. Batsankalashvili M., Kaydan B., Kirkitadze G., Japoshvili G. 2017. Updated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Sakartvelo (Georgia). Annals of Agrarian Science. 15:252-268

28. Japoshvili G. 2017.  New records of Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from Georgia, with description of seven new species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 20:866-877.

27. Radzeviciute R. Theodorou P., Husemann M., Japoshvili G., Kirkitadze G., Zhusupbaeva A., Paxton R. 2017. Replication of honey bee-associated RNA viruses across multiple bee species in apple orchards of Georgia, Germany and Kyrgyzstan. Journal of InvertebratePathology, 146:14-23

26. Mumladze L., Ulrich W., Asanidze Z., Japoshvili G. 2017. An inverse elevational species richness gradientof Caucasian vascular plants and Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Ecoscience. Published online.

25. Gul Aslan E., Mumladze L., Japoshvili G. 2017. List of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Lagodekhi reserve with new records for Transcaucasia and Georgia. Zootaxa. In press.

24. Kirkitadze G., Husemann M., Paxton R., Ratzeviciute R., Japoshvili G. 2017. Records of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) new to both Georgia and Transcaucasia revealed by DNA barcoding. Zoology in the Middle East, Vol.63(2):154-160.

23. Japoshvili, G., Salakaia, M., Kirkitadze, G., & batsankalashvili, M. (2017). List of encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from subalpine and alpine zonesof Lagodekhi protected areas with new records from Georgia andTranscaucasia. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 41:342-344

2016

22. Japoshvili, G., & Kostjukov, V.V. (2016). The First Record of Pronotalia Gradwell, 1957 (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) Wasps from Georgia. Entomological Review. 95 (4): 855-859

21. Japoshvili, G. (2016). Updetaed list of genus Cryptocephalus Muller, 1764 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 12/2016; XXV: 129-132

20. Gabelashvili, S., Bikashvili, A., Shubitidze, Z., Gioshvili, M., Pankvelashvili, E., Mumladze, L., & Japoshvili, B. (2016). Family level diversity and distribution of macroinvertebrates of Madatapa, Khanchali and Bughdasheni lakes in Javakheti plateau (South Georgia). Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 12/2016; XXV: 117-127

19. Mumladze, L., & Paposhvili, N. (2016). A New Addition to the Malacofauna of Georgia – Eobania Vermiculata is Replenishing its Range. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 12/2016; XXV:153-155

18. Seehausen, M., Schröter, A., Mumladze, L., Grebe, B. (2016) Additional Odonata records from Georgia, southern Caucasus ecoregion, with the first record of Ischnura fountaineae (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica. 8 (8), 266-283.

17. Murvanidze, M., Mumladze, L., Arabuli, T., Barjadze, S., & Salakaia, M. (2016). Oribatida diversity in different microhabitats of Mtirala National Park. Journal of the acarological Society of japan. 25(S1): 35-49.

16. Japoshvili, G. (2016). New records of Encyrtids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from Georgia with description of five new species for science. Annals of Agrarian Science, 14(1), 1-6.

15. Japoshvili, G., Kostjukov, V., & Kosheleva, O. (2016). New Record of Tamarixia (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Transcaucasia with Some Taxonomic and Biogeographical Notes. Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 18 (3), 113-120.

14. Murvanidze, M., & Mumladze, L. (2016). Annotated checklist of Georgian oribatid mites. Zootaxa. 4089 (1), 1-81.

13. Barjadze, S. & Murvanidze, M. (2016). New records of springtails (Collembola: Entomobryomorpha) and oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in Georgia. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 40: 117-119.

2015

12. Japoshvili, G., Fizdale, M., Driesche, RGV. & Kirkitadze, G. (2015). Comparative Phenology and Cohort Survival of Beech Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in Part of its Native Range (Caucasus Mountains, Georgia) and in an Invaded area (Massachusetts, USA). Florida Entomologists. 98 (4), 1193-1198.

11. Japoshvili, G. (2015). New Records of Hymenopterans for Georgia from Mtirala National Park. Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 17 (2), 89-92.

10. Murvanidze, M., & Todria, N. (2015). Oribatida Diversity on Limestone and Clay Quarries. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 05/2015; XXIV:159-169.

9. Murvanidze, M., & Arabuli, T. (2015). Oribatid mite diversity in Rhododendron ponticum L. canopy along an altitudinal gradient in Mtirala National Park. Acarologia 55(2): 219–230.

8. Japoshvili, G., & Batsankalashvili, M. (2015). Hymenoptera Biodiversity in the Apple Orchards of Eastern Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 05/2015; XXIV(1):246-252.

7. Mumladze, L., Murvanidze, M., Maraun, M., & Salakaia, M. (2015). Oribatid mite communities along an elevational gradient in Sairme gorge (Caucasus). Experimental and Applied Acarology. 66(1), 41-51. DOI: 10.1007/s10493-015-9893-4

6. Kirkitadze, G. J., & Japoshvili, G. O. (2015). Renewed checklist of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Georgia. Annals of Agrarian Science, 13(1), 20-32.

5. Mumladze, L. (2015). Species of the Genus Helix (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology 05/2015; XXIV(1):148-157.

4. Barjadze, Sh., Murvanidze, M., Arabuli, T., Mumladze, L., Pkhakadze, V., Djanashvili, R., & Salakaia, M. (2015). Annotated list of invertebrates of the Georgian karst caves. Georgian academic Book. p119, ISBN: 978- 9941-9371-2-5.

2014

3. Mumladze, L. (2014). Sympatry without co-occurrence: exploring the pattern of distribution of two Helix species in Georgia using an ecological niche modelling approach. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 80(3), 249-255.

2. Murvanidze, M., & Mumladze, L. (2014). Oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in different forest stands of Borjom-Kharagauli National Park (Georgia). Persian Journal of Acarology, 3(4), 257–276

1. Mumladze, L., Cameron, R. A., & Pokryszko, B. M. (2014). Endemic land molluscs in Georgia (Caucasus): how well are they protected by existing reserves and national parks?. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 80(1), 67-73.

Publications not related to Caucasus region

23. Japoshvili G., Soethof R. 2022. New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Netherlands, with a description of new species. Zootaxa, 5155(4):549-563.

22. Japoshvili G., Fallahzadeh M. 2018. A new species of Anagyrus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from Iran, parasitoid of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Vitis vinifera. Zoology in the Middle East. In press. 64(4):340-344

21. Japoshvili G., Erkilic L., Caliskan AF., Kaydan MB. 2018. Parasitoid complex of Planococcus ficus (Signoret)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Turkey. Phytoparasitica, 46(4):481-485

20. Japoshvili G., Kaydan MB. 2018. Parasitoid complex of gossyparia spuria (Modeer)(Hemiptera: Acanthococcidae) from eastern anatolia with new records for the Turkish fauna. Annals of Agrarian Science, 16(1):32-33

19.Japoshvili G., Hansen LO. 2017. Chalcid wasps of the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Oslo Municipality, Norway, with description of a new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 64(1):53-60.

18. Japoshvili G., Stathas G. 2017. New record of Coccophagus shillongensis Hayat and Singh (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Europe, with some remarks on morphological variation. Phytoparasitica, 45(5):651-653. SCI

17. Fallahzadeh M., Japoshvili G. (2017). An updated checklist of Iranian Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Zootaxa 4344(1):1-46.

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.1.1

16. Japoshvili, G., Higashiura, Y., & Kamitani, S. (2016). A review of Japanese Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera), with descriptions of new species, new records and comments on the types described by Japanese authors. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 56(1), 345-401.

15. Japoshvili, G., Rakhshani, H.,& Khajehali, J. (2016). A new species of Copidosoma (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 62(3), 261-264.

14. Fallahzadeh, M., Japoshvili, G., & Saghaei, N. (2016). A contribution to the knowledge of the encyrtid wasps(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) from southern Iran, with four new records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 2(3), 309-319.

13. Lopes, T., Libert, P.N., Stary, P., Japoshvili, G., Hatt, S., & Francis, F., 2016. Checklist of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) species from Belgium with respectively four and three new records. Zootaxa, 4092(4), pp.548-560.

12. Japoshvili, G., Hansen, L. O., & Sørlibråten, O. (2015). New records of Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Norway, with additional information on host associations and description of a new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 62(1), 110-116.

11. Japoshvili, G., Spodek, M., & Ben-Dov, Y. (2015). The parasitoid species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of five Kermes species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) in Israel. Phytoparasitica, 43(4), 541-551. 

10. Hansen, L. O., & Japoshvili, G. (2015). New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Norway V. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 62 (1), 104-109.

9. Japoshvili, G. O., Fallahzadeh, M. M., & Mumladze, L. J. (2015). Predictive Modeling For Better Understanding Distribution and Systematics of Useful Encirtids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae). ANNALS OF AGRARIAN SCIENCE, 13(1), 33-42.

8. Japoshvili, G., Jalilvand, K., Vahedi, H. A., & Fallahzadeh, M. (2015). Metaphycus parthenolecanii sp. n.(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Parthenolecanium corni (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 61(2), 161-165.

7. Hansen, L.O. and Japoshvili, G., 2015. New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Norway V. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 62(1), pp.104-109.

6. Gavkare, O., Kumar, S., & Japoshvili, G. (2014). Effectiveness of native parasitoids of Myzus persicae in greenhouse environments in India. Phytoparasitica, 42(2), 141-144.

5. Fallahzadeh, M., Japoshvili, G., Abdimaleki, R., & Saghaei, N. (2014). New records of Tetracneminae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) from Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 38(4), 515-518.

4. Japoshvili, G., & Hansen, L. O. (2014). Revision of the genus Aphelinus Dalman (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) in Norway with descriptions of  3 new species. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 38(5), 552-558

3. Japoshvili, G. and Hansen, L.O., 2014. New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Norway IV. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 61(2), pp.180-185.

2. Japoshvili, G., Abell, K.J., Normark, B.B. and Van Driesche, R.G., 2013. Aphelinid and Encyrtid (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) Parasitoids of Armored Scales (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Attacking Hemlocks (Tsuga spp.) in Japan and the United States, With Description of Eight New Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 106(5), pp.541-554. 

1. Hansen, L. O., & Japoshvili, G. (2013). New records of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Norway III. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 60:196-200.