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Institute of Zoology

Zoological Studies in Georgia were launched in 1932 with the establishment of the Transcaucasian Zoological Sector, later to become the Georgian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1941, it was transformed into the Institute of Zoology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. Since then the Institute has focused its activity on three main fields:

  • Fundamental study of Georgia’s fauna;
  • Practical application of research results;
  • Educational activities

Since 2009, Institute has constituted an organizational unit of Ilia State University and has operated in a traditional way

Fundamental studies conducted at the Institute deal with the diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate animals and animal systematics using karyological and biochemical analysis, and address issues relating to zoogeography, ecology, reintroduction and conservation. Apart from that, entomofauna, animal parasite varieties, and biological productivity of ecosystems of natural and artificial water reservoirs of Georgia are studied.

The Institute has built up a collection of specimens representing almost all animal groups present in Georgia (20 thousand specimens).

Current research interests of the Institute include:

  • The formation of Georgian fauna and zoogeography;
  • The formation and evolution of the species;
  • Biodiversity in protected areas;
  • Animal ecology and ethology;
  • Conservation of biodiversity.

The findings of the research conducted at the Institute are presented in the series Works of the Institute of Zoology (23 volumes). In addition, the following collections have been published: Works on Georgian Fauna; Collected Works on Parasitology; Hydrobiology and Ichthyology of Internal Reservoirs of Georgia, Ontogenetic Development of Animals, etc. The researchers of the Institute have also authored monographs and popular science papers, as well as articles in top-ranking scientific journals.

The research done at the Institute focuses on the development of biologically based methods for pest control in agriculture. Fundamental research in this area has led to the development of a methodology for combatting harmful insects with nematodes. At present, the product devised is under testing.

The Institute is also carrying out applied research for the protection of potato and citrus crops from harmful nematodes. It closely cooperates with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Georgia in the areas of protection and rational use of wildlife.

The Institute also serves academic purposes providing courses for undergraduate and doctoral level students.

In addition to the head office located in Tbilisi, the Institute has a hydrobiological station near the Tbilisi Sea, as well as biological stations in Kutaisi, western Georgia and in Akhaldaba, Borjomi District.

The organizational arrangement of the Institute comprises 6 research groups centering upon the following research topics:

  • Vertebrate Animals;
  • Nematology;
  • The Study of Entomopathogens;
  • Hydrobiology and ichthyology;
  • Parasitology;
  • Karyosystematics.

Publications

ამეცნიერო სტატიები/წიგნები

2026

  1. Villizi L. et al… (2026) Global framework for communication of biological invasion risks. Management of Biological Invasions 17(1): 1–33.  https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2026.17.1.01

2025

  1. Margalitadze A. et al… (2025) Checklist of Invertebrates from the Racha and Khvamli Karst Massifs, Sakartvelo (Georgia). Caucasiana 4: 203–231. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e169350
  2. Seropian, A. et al… (2025). Velvet Revolution: integrative taxonomy of South Caucasian Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Eresidae), with five new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 205(4), zlaf169. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf169
  3. Memishishi, A. et al… (2025). The first record of Calamoceras illiesi Malicky & Kumanski, 1974 (Trichoptera, Calamoceratidae) and confirmation of the occurrence of Mystacides azureus Linnaeus, 1761 (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae) from Georgia. Caucasiana, 4, 165–171. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e172790
  4. Barjadze, S. et al… (2025). Checklist of Georgian aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha). Zootaxa, 5728(1), 1–46. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.1
  5. Wright, C. J. et al… (2025). Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 40(12), 1234–1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.10.007
  6. Chitadze, B. et al.. (2025). New data on harvestmen (Opiliones) of Georgia with the description of a new Rilaena species. Zootaxa, 5725(4), 591–599. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.9
  7. Antić, D. et al… (2025). Four new cavernicolous species of the genus Acanthophorella Antić &  Makarov, 2016 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae) from Georgia, Caucasus. Zootaxa, 5609(1), 41–69. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5609.1.3
  8. Arabuli, T. (2025). New species and new record of flat mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Georgia (Caucasus). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 30(3), 611–624. https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.30.3.8
  9. Arabuli, T. (2025). Redescription of Tenuipalpus rosae Kadzhaja (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae), a new record from Caucasus. Acarologia, 65(4), 1054–1067. https://doi.org/10.24349/93yw-k45n
  10. Barjadze, S. et al… (2025). Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha) of Cultivated Plants of Georgia. Georgian Academic Books. (ask author for pdf)
  11. Bednarikova, S. et al… (2025). Diversity of filariae circulating in South Caucasian bats and their ectoparasites. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 8, 100304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2025.100304
  12. Bikashvili, A. et al… (2025). Trapped in a glacial refugium: Phylogeography of the freshwater snail Melanopsis mingrelica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot. Zoologica Scripta. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12713
  13. Çetintürk, D. et al… (2025). Reconstructing The Phylogeny of Genus Apodemus (Rodentia: Muridae), Providing The New Mitogenome Data. Hystrix. https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00811-2025
  14. Chertoprud, E. et al… (2025). Little treasures hidden in the darkness: diversity and phylogeny of stygobiotic hydrobiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Caucasus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 213, 108439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108439
  15. Copilaș‐Ciocianu, D. et al… (2025). Marine and inland biogeographical processes shaped Earth’s singular brackish biodiversity hotspot. Cladistics, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70008
  16. Epitashvili, G. et al… (2025). Distribution, community composition and vulnerability of fish species in the Algeti River Basin (Georgia). Caucasiana, 4, 45–58. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e155494
  17. Gabroshvili, N. et al… (2025). The updated data on the leaf beetle diversity (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of Algeti National Park and its environs (Georgia, Caucasus). Travaux Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa,” 68(1), 37–61. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.68.e146294
  18. Gorgadze, O. et al… (2025). Molecular and Morphological Characterization of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Oscheius cyrus (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) and Molecular Variability of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora from Georgia (Caucasus). Biology, 14(5), 512. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14050512
  19. Grosser, C. et al… (2025). Dina kobakhidzei sp. nov. (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae): a new Caucasian cave leech from Georgia. Zoology in the Middle East, 71, 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2025.2459501
  20. Hwang, B. C. et al… (2025). Insect Herbivory Releases More Nutrients in Warmer and Drier Forests Citation. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 39, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GB008367
  21. Kachlishvili, N. et al… (2025). The complete mitochondrial genome of the widespread freshwater limpet Ferrissia californica. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(5), 382–386. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2487068
  22. Kanturski, M. et al… (2025). Stridulating Species of Aphids of the Genus Uroleucon (Hemiptera: Aphididae) with Descriptions of a New Species from Iran. Insects, 16(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010068
  23. Kitel, D. & Bukhnikashvili, A. (2025). Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Pellet Analysis Reveals Wider Distribution of the Pygmy White-toothed Shrew (Suncus etruscus) in Georgia. Caucasiana, 4, 97–104. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e162106
  24. Lopes-Lima, M. et al… (2025). A curated dataset on the distribution of West Palaearctic freshwater bivalves. Scientific Data, 12(1), 1139. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05318-9
  25. Magliozzi, C. et al… (2025). Data towards assessing non-indigenous species introductions in the Black Sea. Marine Policy, 178, 106696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106696
  26. Magradze, E. et al… (2025). Two new Trechini (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Georgian caves, Caucasus. Zootaxa, 5609(1), 83–96. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5609.1.5
  27. Marín, C. et al… (2025). Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonizationk. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70121
  28. Mayvan, M. M. et al… (2025). A new subterranean and troglomorphic species of the genus Oncopodura Carl & Lebedinsky, 1905 (Hexapoda, Collembola) from Samegrelo karst region in Georgia. Zootaxa, 5679(3), 388–398. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.3.4
  29. Murvanidze, M. et al… (2025). Disentangling the effect of tillage, herbicide, pesticide, and temperature change on oribatid mite communities in Georgia. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 95(2), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-025-01033-7
  30. Novak, J. & Gogshelidze, M. (2025). Three new cavernicolous Neobisium species from Caucasian caves in Georgia (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones). Zootaxa, 5646(4), 575–585. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.4.6
  31. Oeser, J. et al… (2025). Variations of Environmental Niche Breadth, Range Sizes and Geographic Exclusion With Bat Species Richness. Journal of Biogeography, e15125. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15125
  32. Oláh, J. et al… (2025). On the Trichoptera of the Caucasus, with emphasis on the Plectrocnemia latissima and P. zekaria species complexes, and the genera Cerasma and Notidobia. Opuscula Zoologica, 56(3), 13–96. https://doi.org/10.18348/opzool.2025.3.13
  33. Kok, Ş., & Barjadze, S. (2025). A new species of Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from north-western Türkiye. Zootaxa, 5729(3), 489–497. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.8
  34. Vilizzi, L. et al… (2025). Questionnaire improvements in second-generation, multilingual decision support tools for invasion risk screening of non-native taxa. Management of Biological Invasions, 16(1), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2025.16.1.03
  35. Barjadze, S., et al… (2025). A new aphid species of Brachyunguis Das, 1918 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2025.2605697

2024

  1. Arabuli, L. et al… (2024). Checklist of digeneans (Platyhelminthes, Trematoda, Digenea) of Georgia. Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, e110201. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e110201
  2. Kosoy, M. et al…, Atlas of Zoonotic Diseases in the South Caucasus (First). https://doi.org/10.52340/9789941869020
  3. Barjadze, S. et al… (2024). Some new records of aphid species (Hemiptera Aphididae) from Armenia. Redia, 107, 39–42. https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-107.24.05
  4. Barjadze, S. et al… (2024). Two new species of Plutomurus Yosii (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from Georgia and Iran. Zootaxa, 5463(4), 559–572. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5463.4.6
  5. Barjadze, S. et al… (2024). A new species of Metopeurum Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from the Transcaucasus, with a key to the species of this genus. Zootaxa, 5463(3), 417–428. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.7
  6. Beridze, T. et al… (2024). Genetic Evidence for the Presence of Wild-Caught Sturgeons in Commercial Markets in Georgia. Diversity, 16(5), 274. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16050274
  7. Donthu, R. et al… (2024). HBeeID: a molecular tool that identifies honey bee subspecies from different geographic populations. BMC Bioinformatics, 25(1), 278. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-024-05776-9
  8. Gogshelidze, M. & Novák, J. (2024). First record of the family Atemnidae (Pseudoscorpiones) from Armenia. Caucasiana, 3, 257–262. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e137446
  9. Gorgadze, O. et al. (2024). Local Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) Against the Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Georgia. Research Journal of Parasitology, 19(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.3923/rjp.2024.01.08
  10. Gorgadze, O. et al… (2024). Isomermis halyomorphae n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) Parasite of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the West Georgia (Caucasus). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 18(4), 102–109. 15_Gorgadze_Zoology.pdf
  11. Hwang, B. C. et al… (2024). The impact of insect herbivory on biogeochemical cycling in broadleaved forests varies with temperature. Nature Communications, 15(1), 6011. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50245-9
  12. Kiria, E. et al… (2024). New records of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) in the fauna of Georgia, South Caucasus. Caucasiana, 3, 151–162. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e130238
  13. Kök, Ş. Et al… (2024). A new species of Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from the northwestern Türkiye with a key to the species of the subgenus Bursaphis Baker, 1934. Zootaxa, 5551(3), 569–579. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5551.3.7
  14. Kokhia, M. et al… (2024). Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) of Georgia, Caucasus: distribution and biodiversity. Zootaxa, 5512(2), 209–221. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.5
  15. Kuchava, M. et al… (2024). Mesodorylaimus nudus (Thorne, 1939) Andrássy, 1959 (Dorilaimida: Nigolaimidae), Recorded in Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, 18(1), 2022–2025. 21_Kuchava_Zoology.pdf
  16. Lopes-Lima, M. et al… (2024). Integrative phylogenetic, phylogeographic and morphological characterisation of the Unio crassus species complex reveals cryptic diversity with important conservation implications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 195, 108046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108046
  17. Maglakelidze, S. et al… (2024). Exploring small mammal diversity in Georgia (Sakartvelo) through DNA barcoding. Biologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-024-01742-1
  18. Natradze, I. et al… (2024). The distribution of bat species across the underground sites of Georgia. Subterranean Biology, 50, 65–77. https://doi.org/10.3897/SUBTBIOL.50.134613
  19. Nikolaishvili, K. et al… (2024). Gastrointestinal helminths of small mammals (Rodentia and Carnivora) in the vicinity of Usholta, Georgia. Caucasiana, 3, 245–256. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e132243
  20. Oeser, J. et al… (2024). The Best of Two Worlds: Using Stacked Generalisation for Integrating Expert Range Maps in Species Distribution Models. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(12), e13911. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13911
  21. Phelps, K. et al… (2024). Distribution of bat species in Western Asia: Occurrence records from the Western Asia Bat Research Network (WAB-Net) project. Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, e132199. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e132199
  22. Russell, D. J. et al… (2024). Edaphobase 2.0: Advanced international data warehouse for collating and using soil biodiversity datasets. Applied Soil Ecology, 204, 105710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105710
  23. Russell, D. J. et al… (2024b). Edaphobase 2.0: Advanced international data warehouse for collating and using soil biodiversity datasets. Applied Soil Ecology, 204, 105710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105710
  24. Seropian, A. et al… (2024). Picking pearls from the Silk Road: Insights into the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL) project. Part III. Caucasiana, 3, 89–118. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e120883
  25. Seropian, A. & Mumladze, L. (2024). A new Psammitis species (Araneae, Thomisidae) from an extinct volcano in Georgia with reevaluation of the generic position of Xysticus marmoratus Thorell, 1875. Caucasiana, 3, 119–126. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e120656
  26. Tarkhnishvili, D. et al… (2024). How dispersal rates depend on the prey capture strategy: A case study of Georgia’s spiders. Ecology and Evolution, 14(5), e11372. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11372
  27. Vilizzi, L. et al… (2024). Development and application of a second-generation multilingual tool for invasion risk screening of non-native terrestrial plants. Science of The Total Environment, 917, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170475

2023

  1. Antić, D. et al… (2023). Review of the genus Acanthophorella Antić & Makarov, 2016 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae), with descriptions of three new species from the Caucasus. In European Journal of Taxonomy (Vol. 908, Issue 2016). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2337
  2. Arabuli, T. G and Gogshelidze, M. (2023). Soil mite (Acari: Oribatida) communities in the limestone quarry of Saskhori (Gerogia). Caucasiana, 2, 189–197. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e110495
  3. Arabuli, T. et al…  (2023). Diversity and community structure of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in the dominant habitats of Machakhela National Park (Georgia, Caucasus). Persian Journal of Acarology, 12(4), 505–521. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v12i4.80818
  4. Asanidze, Z. et al… (2023). Diversity and Ecology of the Soil- and Litter-dwelling Invertebrates and the Plant Associations in the Habitats of the Saskhori Limestone Quarry and Adjacent Areas, Eastern Georgia, Caucasus. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 75(3), 315–330. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb75.3.002693
  5. Berchi, G. M. et al… (2023). Water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of the Caucasus ecoregion. The European Zoological Journal, 90(1), 167–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2023.2174190
  6. Beridze, T. et al… (2023). Fish diversity assessed by eDNA detection methods in the Rioni River. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 7, 247–262. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.7.96780
  7. Bláha, M. et al… (2023). Phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in Pontastacus leptodactylus (Decapoda: Astacidae): is the hypothesis of the taxonomically rich genus Pontastacus true? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 199(1), 140–155. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad025 Buknikashvili, A. et al… (2023). All records of rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia) and hares (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) in Georgia from 1855 through to 2022. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e108740
  8. Chertoprud, E. et al… (2023). Revealing the Stygobiotic and Crenobiotic Molluscan Diversity in the Caucasus: Part IV — Crenobiotic Belgrandiellinae Radoman, 1983 (Mollusca, Hydrobiidae) from Georgia. Diversity, 15(3), 450. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030450
  9. Deltshev, C. et al… (2023). On the cave spiders of Georgia with description of a new blind Centromerus (Arachnida: Araneae). Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 45(11), 283–292. https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.45.113
  10. Epitashvili, G. et al… (2023). Ponticola alasanicus sp. n. (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from the Alazani River Basin, Georgia. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11(e101095), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e101095
  11. Frédéric, R. et al… (2023). Diatom endemism and taxonomic turnover: Assessment in high-altitude alpine lakes covering a large geographical range. Science of The Total Environment, 161970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161970
  12. Ghazarayan, A. et al… (2023). First records of bat-associated Cimex lectularius (Cimicidae, Heteroptera) for Armenia and Georgia. Caucasiana, 2, 137–142. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e104244
  13. Grosser, C. et al… (2023). On the taxonomic status of Dina ratschaensis Kobakhidze, 1958 with a description of two new species – Dina imeretiensis sp. nov. and D. samegreloensis sp. nov. (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 891, 110–127. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.891.2275
  14. Howard, C. et al… (2023). Local colonisations and extinctions of European birds are poorly explained by changes in climate suitability. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39093-1
  15. Kandaurov, A. et al… (2023). The occurrence of insectivores (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) in Georgia from 1864 through to 2022. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.E106256
  16. Kanturski, M. et al… (2023). Macrosiphoniella (Asterobium) herczeki sp. nov.—a new aphid species from Bulgaria (Hemiptera, Aphididae). Zootaxa, 5382(1), 146–151. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5382.1.16
  17. Kiria, E. et al… (2023). Checklist of Georgian centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Caucasiana, 2, 177–188. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e108535
  18. Majeed, M. et al… (2023). Analysis of the Climate Signal in Subannual Width Measurements of Pinus nigra Tree Rings in Kastamonu Province, Turkey. Tree-Ring Research, 79(2), 50–59. https://doi.org/10.3959/2022-12
  19. Martens, J. et al… (2023). An additional species of the genus Nemaspela Šilhavý, 1966 from a cave in Georgia, with a note on Nemaspela melouri (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae). Zootaxa, 5293(2), 361–370. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.9
  20. Memishishi, A. et al… (2023). The record of Ametropus fragilis Albarda, 1878 (Ephemeroptera, Ametropodidae) from Georgia. Caucasiana, 2, 77–82. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e102622
  21. Modebadze, N. et al… (2023). An annotated list of the Georgian harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Caucasiana, 2, 211–230. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e106544
  22. Mumladze, L. et al… (2023). The land snail family Clausiliidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) in Georgia: overview, novel records and a new species. Caucasiana, 2, 29–61. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e101013
  23. Mumladze, L. et al… (2023). Species elevational richness gradient and species-area relationship in mountain vegetation of Javakheti highland (Georgia). Caucasiana, 2, 127–135. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e103599
  24. Murvanidze, L. et al… (2023). Parasite ecology of Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) in Jandari Lake (Georgia). Caucasiana, 2(Matsaberidze 1993), 15–23. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e95777
  25. Murvanidze, M. et al… (2023). Annotated checklist of Georgian oribatid mites – II. Zootaxa, 5227(1), 50–62. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5227.1.2
  26. Natradze, I. et al… (2023). Bats of Georgia – an occurrence dataset from 1835 through 2022. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11(e103181), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.E103181
  27. Páll-Gergely, B. et al… (2023). The genus Acicula W. Hartmann, 1821 in the Caucasus (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Aciculidae). Zootaxa, 5239(4), 451–476. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.4.1
  28. Parimuchová, A. et al… (2023). Two new species of the genus Deuteraphorura Absolon, 1901 (Hexapoda, Collembola, Onychiuridae) from Georgian caves with remarks on the subterranean biodiversity of the Caucasus Mountains. European Journal of Taxonomy, 879, 64–82. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.879.2161
  29. Pešić, V. et al… (2023). New records and first DNA barcodes of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Georgia. Ecologica Montenegrina, 67, 91–100. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.67.11
  30. Seropian, A. et al… (2023). The first DNA-assisted record of Hemelytroblatta livida (Blattodea: Corydiidae) from Georgia with notes on Corydiinae species composition in the Caucasus. Caucasiana, 2, 71–75. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e103189
  31. Seropian, A. et al… (2023). Into the unknown: the first barcode-assisted checklist of Psocoptera (Insecta, Psocodea) of Georgia with a census on country species richness. ZooKeys, 1168, 77–105. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.103666
  32. Shavadze, L. et al… (2023). New record of Chaetophiloscia hastata Verhoeff, 1928 for Georgia (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Philosciidae). Caucasiana, 2, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.2.e98241
  33. Stepanyan, I. et al… (2023). Check List of Armenian Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha). Zootaxa, 5361(4), 497–525. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5361.4.3

2022

  1. Auger, P. et al… (2022). New French tiny spider mites (Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) on a tiny broom. Acarologia, 62(3), 672–693. https://doi.org/10.24349/e34b-1nny
  2. Barjadze, S. et al… (2022). A new gall-producing species of Geoica Hart, 1894 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) from Israel. Zootaxa, 5183(1), 343–354. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5183.1.24
  3. Barjadze, S. et al… (2022). Morphology, molecular phylogenetics, and DNA barcoding revealed a new unusual species of the aphid genus Pleotrichophorus from the USA (Insecta, Hemiptera: Aphididae). Zootaxa, 5183(1), 390–422. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5183.1.29
  4. barjadze, S., & Kanturski, M. (2022). Some new records of aphid species from Georgia and Mongolia and new aphid-plant interactions. SPIXIANA, 45(1), 73–76. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Spixiana_045_0073-0076.pdf
  5. Barjadze, S. et al… (2022). Descriptions of a new aphid species of Lipaphis Mordvilko, 1928 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from South Korea and the hitherto unknown oviparae of Lipaphis ruderalis Börner, 1939 from the Czech Republic. Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 71(2), 192–203.
  6. Barjadze, S. et al… (2022). Two species of Brachyunguis (Hemiptera: Aphididae) new to Iran, and a key to the Iranian species of this genus. Zootaxa, 5183(1), 49–57. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5183.1.6
  7. Barjadze, S. et al… (2022). Two new species of Plutomurus Yosii (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from the Caucasus and central Europe. Zootaxa, 5169(3), 252–266. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5169.3.2
  8. Bikashvili, A. et al… (2022). Species diversity and DNA barcode library of freshwater Molluscs of South Caucasus. Biodiversity Data Journal, 10(e84887), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e84887
  9. Gandlin, A. A. et al… (2022). Phylogeography of the Kura Barbel Barbus cyri De Filippi as Inferred from mtDNA Data. Inland Waters Biology, 1, 14–25. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0320965222010053
  10. Gorgadze, O. et al… (2022). Phasmarhabditis thesamica n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a new slug nematode from southern slope of Caucasus, Georgia. Nematology, 24(6), 617–629. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-bja10154
  11. Greben, O. et al… (2022). Branchiopodataenia bazaletica sp. n., a Parasite of the Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) from Georgia. Acta Parasitologica, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00558-w
  12. Japoshvili, G. et al… (2022). Surveys for Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its biocontrol potential by parasitic wasps in the Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo). Phytoparasitica, 50(1), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00949-1
  13. Kokhia, M. et al… (2022). Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) and heavy metals: content and bioaccumulation in the body. 33(1), 95–100. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15159/jas.22.20
  14. Maasri, A. et al… (2022). A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research. Ecology Letters, March, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13931
  15. Marin, I. N., & Barjadze, S. (2022). A new species of stygobiotic atyid shrimps of the genus Xiphocaridinella (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, with a new record of X. kumistavi from the Imereti, Western Georgia, Caucasus. Invertebrate Zoology, 19(1), 24–34.
  16. Migeon, A., & Arabuli, T. (2022). Rediscovery of Serangium montazerii Fürsch in Georgia and updated list of the Coccinellidae of Georgia. Caucasiana, 1, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.1.e60966
  17. Mumladze, L. et al… (2022). Risk of invasiveness of non-native fishes in the South Caucasus biodiversity and geopolitical hotspot. NeoBiota, 76, 109–133. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.76.82776
  18. Neiber, M. T. et al… (2022). The role of Anatolia in the origin of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot illustrated by land snails in the genus Oxychilus. Cladistics, 38(1), 83–102. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12479
  19. Nikolaishvili, K. et al… (2022). The Case of Detecting Cestodes in Mole-Rat Nannospalax xanthodon in Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 16(1), 69–75.
  20. Pešić, V. et al… (2022). Evidence of cryptic speciation in the Hygrobates calliger complex (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) with the description of two new species. Ecologica Montenegrina, 59, 101–122. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2022.59.10
  21. Tuf, I. et al… (2022). The first troglobiotic cryptopid centipede (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) from the Caucasus. Zootaxa, 5205(5), 436–444. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.5.2
  22. Urushadze, L. et al… (2022). A Cross Sectional Sampling Reveals Novel Coronaviruses in Bat Populations of Georgia. Viruses, 14(1), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010072
  23. Vilizzi, L. et al… (2022). Development and application of a multilingual electronic decision-support tool for risk screening non-native terrestrial animals under current and future climate conditions. NeoBiota, 76, 211–236. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.76.84268
  24. Weigand, A. et al… (2022). Current cave monitoring practices, their variation and recommendations for future improvement in Europe: A synopsis from the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 8. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.8.e85859
  25. Zerbe, S. et al… (2022). Local forest-related knowledge, perceptions, and perspectives as a basis for woodland restoration. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation, 21, 31–43.

2021

  1. Aleksidze, G. et al. (2021). Invasive alien species of Georgia. In T. Pullaiah & M. R. Lelmini (Eds.), Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World. Vol. 3 (pp. 88–123). Ltd., John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119607045.ch28
  2. Bakhtadze, N. et al. (2021). Check-list of chromosome numbers of the family Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) with new data on Circassina frutis. Trav. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. “Grigore Antipa”, 64(2), 7–20. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.64.e69707
  3. Beruashvili, M. et al. (2021). Hazelnut diseases and their causing pathogens in the hazelnut-growing regions of Georgia. Annals of Agrarian Science, 19(1), 28–38.
  4. Bikashvili, A. et al. (2021). Species diversity and distribution of freshwater molluscs of Javakheti Highlands (Republic of Georgia). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, e66649. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e66649
  5. Bláha, M. et al. (2021). Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position and morphometric analysis of Astacus colchicus (Decapoda, Astacidae): a new insight into Eastern European crayfish fauna. Integrative Zoology, 16(13), 368–378. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12493
  6. Copp, G.H. et al. (2021). Speaking their language – Development of a multilingual decision-support tool for communicating invasive species risks to decision makers and stakeholders. Environmental Modelling & Software, 135(104900), 104900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104900
  7. Fiera, C. et al. (2021). A synthesis on troglobitic springtails in Europe. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12560
  8. Freyhof, J. et al. (2021). Oxynoemacheilus phasicus, a new nemacheilid loach from the eastern Black Sea basin with some remarks on other Caucasian Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4952(1), 135–151. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4952.1.8
  9. Gorgadze, O. et al. (2021). The effectivenes of entomopathogenic microorganizsms (Nematodes and fungi) against curculio nucum (coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 15(2), 108–113.
  10. Gorgadze, O. et al. (2021). Characterization of a population of Pelodera strongyloides (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) associated with the beetle Lucanus ibericus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from Georgia. Journal of Nematology, 52. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-081
  11. Grosser, C. et al. (2021). Trocheta ariescornuta n. sp. (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae) -a new cavernicolous leech from Motena Cave in Georgia. Ecologica Montenegrina, 44, 32–43. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2021.44.5
  12. Heinze, J. et al. (2021). Courtship with two spoons—Anatomy and presumed function of the bizarre antennae of Cardiocondyla zoserka ant males. Ecology and Evolution, 11(12), 7827–7833. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7615
  13. Imnadze, T. et al. (2021). Evidence of extensive circulation of Yersinia enterocolitica in rodents and shrews in natural habitats from retrospective and perspective studies in south Caucasus. Pathogens, 10(939), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080939
  14. Ivanova, E.S. et al. (2021). Phasmarhabditis akhaldaba sp. N. associated with a slug deroceras reticulatum in lesser caucasus mountains in republic of Georgia. Russian Journal of Nematology, 29(1), 75–88. https://doi.org/10.24411/0869-6918-2021-10008
  15. Japoshvili, B. et al. (2021). Hydropower development in the Republic of Georgia and implications for freshwater biodiversity conservation. Biological Conservation, 263(109359), 109359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109359
  16. Japoshvili, G. et al. (2021). Surveys for Halyomorpha halys (Stal)(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its biocontrol potential by parasitic wasps in the Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo). Phytoparasitica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00949-1
  17. Kuljanishvili, T. et al. (2021). Finding of nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) in Georgia, the South Caucasus. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 744(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/744/1/012036
  18. Kuljanishvili, T. et al. (2021). Freshwater fish species diversity in Georgia (South Caucasus Region) and their local names. In Š. Kubík & M. Barták (Eds.), Proceedings of the „12th Workshop on biodiversity”, Jevany (pp. 48–65).
  19. Kuljanishvili, T. et al. (2021). The first unified inventory of non-native fishes of the South Caucasian countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 422(32), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2021028
  20. Kuljanishvili, T. et al. (2021). Evaluation of the potential establishment of black-striped pipefish transferred by cultural drivers. Inland Waters, 11(3), 278–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2021.1909374
  21. Martens, J. et al. (2021). Two new species of the genus Nemaspela Silhavý from caves in Georgia (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae). Zootaxa, 4951(3), 541–558. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4951.3.7
  22. Neiber, M.T. et al. (2021). Continental molluscs collected during the second Georgian-German BioBlitz 2019 in Stepantsminda, Georgia. Mitteilungen Der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 104, 23–36.
  23. Sendra, A. et al. (2021). A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data. European Journal of Taxonomy, 778, 71–85. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.778.1567
  24. Tixier, M.-S. et al. (2021). Integrated taxonomy supports the identification of some species of Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Georgia. Acarologia, 61(4), 824–844. https://doi.org/10.24349/m2rp-wodg
  25. Todria, N. et al. (2021). Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in natural and altered open arid ecosystems of South-Eastern Caucasus. Pedobiologia, 87–88, 150750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2021.150750
  26. Vilizzi, L. et al. (2021). A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions. Science of The Total Environment, 788, 147868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147868
  27. Zaragoza, J. A. et al. (2021). The taxonomic status of the Caucasian cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion Chthonius satapliaensis (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones). Zoology in the Middle East, 67(4), 356–364. https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2021.1965072

 

Staff

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    Hydrobiology and ichthyology research group

    • Assoc. Prof., Dr. Bela Japoshvili – team leader
    • Dr. Giorgi Epitashvili- Associate Researcher (eMail)
    • Ana bikashvili- PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Tamar Edisherashvili- PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Nino Kachlichvili- PhD student, Researcher (eMail)
    • Aleksi Memishishi – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Ketevan Janashvili – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Kristine Dzuliashvili – Laboratory assistant (eMail)
    • Vano Egidunashvili – Laboratory assistant
    • Marina Bozhadze – Laboratory assistant

    Invertebrate research group

    • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shalva Barjadze – team leader
    • Dr. Tea Arabuli – Researcher (eMail)
    • Eter Maghradze – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Mariam Gogshelidze – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Naia Modebadze – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Ana Margalitadze – PhD student, Assistant Researcher (eMail)
    • Eleonora Kiria – MSc Student, Laboratory Assistant (eMail)
    • Lado Shavadze – Laboratory Assistant (eMail)

    Vertebrates research group

    • Dr. Alexandre Bukhnikashvili – group leader (eMail)
    • Ioseb Natradze – Assistant researcher; PhD student (eMail)
    • Andrei Kandaurov – Assistant researcher (eMail)
    • Giorgi Sheklashvili – Assistant researcher; PhD student (eMail)
    • Sopho Maghlakelidze – Assistant researcher; PhD student (eMail)

    Parasitology research group

    • Dr. Lali Murvanidze – group leader (eMail)
    • Dr. Ketevan Nikolaishvili – Assistant researcher (eMail)
    • Dr. Tsitsino Lomidze – Assistant researcher (eMail)
    • Dr. Keto Davitaia – Assistant researcher (eMail)
    • Lela Arabuli – Assistant researcher; PhD student (investigating endogenic parasite diversity, distribution and systematics) (eMail)
    • Ketevan Asatiani – Laboratory assistant (eMail)

    Zoological Museum

    • Khatuna Begelauri – Curator in the Zoological Museum (eMail)
    • Dr. Edisher Tskhadaia – Curator in the Zoological Museum (eMail)

    Independent researchers

    • Dr. Eka Tskitishvili – Assistant researcher; investigating phytopathogene nematode biocontrol potential (eMail)
    • Dr. Oleg Gorgadze – Associate researcher; investigating entomopathogene nematode taxonomy and biocontrol potential (eMail)
    • Dr. Nana Bakhtadze – Associate researcher; Karyosystematics (eMail)
    • Dr. Mzia Kokhia – Associate researcher; soil remediation (eMail)
    • Dr. Madona Kuchava – Assistant researcher; investigating entomopathogene nematode taxonomy (eMail)
    • Tinatin Chkhartishvili – Assistant researcher, PhD student (investigating multytaxon biodiversity patterns in the Caucasus) (eMail)
    • Rusudan Tsiklauri – Assistant researcher, PhD student (eMail)
    • Eka Arsenashvili – Laboratory assistant (eMail)
    • Khatia Birkaia – Laboratory assistant (eMail)
    • Nino Gabroshvili – Laboratory assistant (eMail)
    • Medea Gigolashvili – Laboratory assistant (eMail)
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