Eumetoecus kochiae ( Horváth, 1897 )

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-

Eumetoecus kochiae ( Horváth, 1897)

Feeds on

In Bulgaria, adults were collected by P. Lauterer on Bassia laniflora (S. G. Gmel.) A. J. Scott (= Kochia arenaria (Maerkl.) Roth ), which was reported as a host plant in the original description ( Horváth 1897). Loginova (1961) and Gegechkori and Loginova (1990) listed Bassia prostrata (L.) Beck and Camphorosma monspeliaca L. as host plants.

Distribution

General distribution. South-eastern Europe, Caucasus, Russia (European part, western Siberia), Middle East, Central Asia, Mongolia. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 26 b ). Published records: Bulgaria, without locality data ( Gegechkori and Loginova 1990). Material examined: BN.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 26 a ). Loginova (1961).

Figures

Figure 26 b. Distribution of Eumetoecus kochiae in Bulgaria.

Figure 26 a. Eumetoecus kochiae, adult male;