Livilla variegata (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-

Livilla variegata (Löw, 1881)

Feeds on

Both known host plants of L. variegata , Laburnum anagyroides Medik. and L. alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl , are not native to Bulgaria. Our specimens (adults and immatures) were collected on L. anagyroides in ornamental greenery in the Sofia agglomeration. Laburnum anagyroides is frequently planted as an ornamental tree in Bulgaria and spreads in both natural and disturbed habitats ( Petrova et al. 2013).

Distribution

General distribution. Native to southern and some parts of central Europe (e. g. the Alps), alien in western and other parts of central Europe and North America. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 86 b ). Material examined: PVS.

Notes

New record for Bulgaria.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 86 a ) Hodkinson and Hollis (1987). Fifth-instar immature. White and Hodkinson (1982).

Figures

Figure 86 b. Distribution of Livilla variegata in Bulgaria.

Figure 86 a. Livilla variegata, adult male;