Psylla foersteri Flor, 1861

Pramatarova, Monika, Malenovský, Igor & Gjonov, Ilia, 2025, Jumping plant lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of Bulgaria – an annotated checklist, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 147277-e 147277 : e147277-

Psylla foersteri Flor, 1861

Feeds on

Alnus spp. ( Głowacka 1989); we collected adults on Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., which is one of the confirmed host plants ( Ossiannilsson 1992).

Distribution

General distribution. Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, Middle East, alien in New Zealand. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 90 b ). Published records: PSA, PSP, PVL, PVS, ROP, RRW ( Joakimov 1909, Klimaszewski 1965, Głowacka and Harizanov 1983, Głowacka 1989, Pramatarova et al. 2021, Pramatarova et al. 2023). Material examined: BN, PKG, PKZ, PSA, PSP, PVV, ROM, ROP, RPM, RPR.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 90 a ) and fifth-instar immature. Ossiannilsson (1992).

Figures

Figure 90 b. Distribution of Psylla foersteri in Bulgaria.

Figure 90 a. Psylla foersteri, adult female;