Megagonoscena gallicola Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989

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-

Megagonoscena gallicola Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989

Feeds on

Inducing galls on Pistacia terebinthus L. (= P. palaestina Boiss. ) and P. vera L. ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989). In Bulgaria, we collected adults and immatures on P. terebinthus , one of the confirmed host plants.

Distribution

General distribution. South-eastern Europe, Middle East. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 30 c ). Published records: ROM, RRW ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989, Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: ROM, RRW.

Notes

The type locality of M. gallicola is in Bulgaria: Kresna ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989).

Diagnosis

Adult and fifth-instar immature (Fig. 30 a , b ). Burckhardt and Lauterer (1989).

Figures

Figure 30 c. Distribution of Megagonoscena gallicola in Bulgaria.

Figure 30 a. Megagonoscena gallicola, adult male;

Figure 30 b. Megagonoscena gallicola, fifth instar immature;