FIRST RECORD OF XEROBION HORTOBAGYI (SZELEGIEWICZ 1978) FROM KAZAKHSTAN WITH NOTES ON ITS BIONOMICS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE, APHIDINA)

Гулайша Әбдраманова; Рустем Кадырбеков

doi:10.37884/2-2025/15

Abstract

The systematics and taxonomy of xerophilous aphid genera within the subtribe Aphidina—Protaphis Börner, 1940; Brachyunguis B. Das, 1918; and Xerobion Nevsky, 1928—remain a subject of considerable relevance, particularly in the context of Central Asia. Species of these genera are widely distributed in Kazakhstan, inhabiting clay, sandy, rocky, and saline deserts, as well as steppe and forest-steppe zones. The genus Xerobion is native to arid regions of the southern Palearctic and currently comprises 21 recognized species globally. Of these, 15 have been recorded in Kazakhstan. All known species are either narrow oligophages or monophages, typically found on plants of the families Chenopodiaceae and Asteraceae, where they live openly on above-ground parts.

In 2022, multiple specimens of Xerobion hortobagyi (Szelegiewicz, 1978) were collected for the first time in Kazakhstan, on Seriphidium sublessingianum in the Syntas area of the northern slope of the Tarbagatai Range. Previously, this species was known only from the steppe regions of Slovakia and Hungary. A morphological description of X. hortobagyi is provided, along with notes on its bionomics, potential distribution, and newly compiled distribution maps.

aphids Xerobion X. hortobagyi new find Aphididae Aphidina Tarbagatay range Kazakhstan

01 Introduction

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02 References

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[1]“FIRST RECORD OF XEROBION HORTOBAGYI (SZELEGIEWICZ 1978) FROM KAZAKHSTAN WITH NOTES ON ITS BIONOMICS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE, APHIDINA)”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 2 (106), pp. 155–161, Jun. 2025, doi: 10.37884/2-2025/15.

“FIRST RECORD OF XEROBION HORTOBAGYI (SZELEGIEWICZ 1978) FROM KAZAKHSTAN WITH NOTES ON ITS BIONOMICS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE, APHIDINA)”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 2 (106), June 2025, pp. 155-61, https://doi.org/10.37884/2-2025/15.

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[2] 2 Szelegiewicz H. Three new aphid species (Hom., Aphidoidea) from Artemisia in Hungary [Text] / Szelegiewicz H. // Acta Zoologica Academie Scince Hungary. ‒ 1978. ‒ V. 24. ‒ P. 211‒218

[3] 3 Goffova K., Wojciechowski W. Checklist of Aphidomorpha (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) known from Slovakia [Text] / K. Goffova, W. Wojciechowski // Folia faunistica Slovaca. ‒ 2013. ‒ V. 18. ‒ No 3. ‒ P. 275–300

[4] 4 Blackman R.L. & Eastop V.F. Aphids on the World’s Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. London: Wiley, 2006. ‒ P. 1‒2. ‒ 1439 pp. (updated version available online at www.aphidsonworldsplants.info, 09.2021).

[5] 5 Favret C. Aphid Species File. 2023. Version 5.0/5.0) [retrieval date]. <http:/Aphid.Species.File.org>.

[6] 6 Кадырбеков Р.Х. Тли (Hemiptera, Aphidomorpha) Казахстана и Средней Азии (Определитель) [Текст] / Р.Х. Кадырбеков – Алматы: ИП «Волкова», 2022. – 412 с. ISBN: 978-601-80704-9-5

[7] 7 Kadyrbekov R.Kh. A new species of genus Xerobion Nevsky, 1928 (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea, Aphididae) from Kazakhstan, with a key to apterous viviparous females of the genus [Text] / R.Kh. Kadyrbekov // Far Eastern Entomologist. – 2021. ‒ No 431. ‒ P. 10–16. https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.431.2

[8] 8 Kadyrbekov R. Kh. Aphids (Homoptera, Aphidoidea) of the mountains of Kazakhstan [Text] / R.Kh. Kadyrbekov // Saarbrücken: LAP, ‒ 2014. ‒ 442 p.

[9] 9 Plants on the World Online < http://powo.science.kew.org/>. ‒ 2024.

[10] 10 Holman J. Host plant catalog of Aphids: Palearctic region / J. Holman // Springer. ‒ 2009. ‒ 1114 p. http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4020-8286-3/page1 retrieved on 12/04.2013.

[11] 11 Голоскокова В.П. (ред.) Иллюстрированный определитель растений Казахстана [Текст] / В.П. Голоскокова. ‒ Алма-Ата, 1972. ‒ T. 2 ‒ 571 с.

[12] 12 Поляков П.П. Систематика и происхождение сложноцветных [Текст] / П.П. Поляков. ‒ Алма-Ата: Наука, 1967. ‒ 334 с.

[13] 13 Николаев В. А. Ландшафты азиатских степей [Текст] / В. А. Николаев. ‒ Москва: издательство МГУ, 1999. ‒ 286 с.