Another two new aphid species of the genus Cryptomyzus Oestlund, 1922 (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Macrosiphini) from Kazakhstan
Two new species of the genus <i>Cryptomyzus</i> living on Lamiaceae are described from specimens preserved in the collection of the Institute of Zoology of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty). Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) saryarkensis<b>sp. nov</b>. living on the ground parts of <i>Phlomoides tuberosa</i> in Saryarka region of the Kazakh Uplands in North Kazakhstan and C. (C.) nepetaphilus<b>sp. nov</b>. living on the ground parts of <i>Nepeta cataria</i> in Zhongar Alatau mountain system in south-eastern Kazakhstan. All measurements were taken on a Bel Photonics BIO 3T light microscope. <i>Cryptomyzus</i> (<i>C.</i>) saryarkensis<b>sp. nov</b>. is closest to C. (C.) maudamanti Guldemond, 1990 and C. (C.) galeopsidis (Kaltenbach, 1843). <i>Cryptomyzus</i> (<i>C.</i>) nepetaphilus<b>sp. nov</b>. is related to C. (C.) ribis (Linnaeus, 1758). Identification keys to related species of <i>Cryptomyzus</i> are provided. Two centres of species diversity of the genus <i>Cryptomyzus</i> are clearly visible in Europe (6 species) and Central Asia (9). <i>Cryptomyzus</i> (<i>C.</i>) ribis (Linnaeus, 1758), C. (C.) korschelti Bӧrner, 1938, C. (C.) alboapicalis (Theobald, 1916), and C. (C.) galeopsidis (Kaltenbach, 1843) are distributed much more widely. <i>Cryptomyzus</i> (<i>C.</i>) taoi Hille Ris Lambers, 1963 is known from Pakistan, India, Russian Far East, and Japan, and C. (C.) behboudii Remaudière & Davatchi, 1961 is known from Turkey and Iran.
Authors
- A. M. Tleppaeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-2177)
- Р. Х. Кадырбеков (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-3697)
- S.V. Kolov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2731-0928)
Institutions
- Mahambet Otemiusly West Kazakhstan University (KZ)
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1270.158304
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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