Colposcenia aliena (Löw, 1881)

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-

Colposcenia aliena (Löw, 1881)

Feeds on

Oligophagous on Tamarix spp. ( Burckhardt 1989, Spodek et al. 2017). In Bulgaria, we collected adults and immatures on Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. , which is thus one of the confirmed host plants.

Distribution

General distribution. Southern Europe, North Africa, Ethiopia, Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, China. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 10 c ). Published records: DEP ( Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: DEP.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 10 a ). Loginova (1960); Tamanini (1977), as C. italica . Fifth instar immature (Fig. 10 b ).

Figures

Figure 10 c. Distribution of Colposcenia aliena in Bulgaria.

Figure 10 a. Colposcenia aliena, adult male;

Figure 10 b. Colposcenia aliena, immature;