Lauritrioza alacris (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-

Lauritrioza alacris (Flor, 1861)

Feeds on

Laurus nobilis L., the only host plant of L. alacris ( Conci and Tamanini 1985 b, Bastin et al. 2023), is not native to Bulgaria ( POWO 2024), but it is a widespread ornamental plant that has escaped from cultivation and naturalised in south-eastern Bulgaria along the Black Sea coast ( Fidan et al. 2019, Vladimirov and Petrova 2023). Our record of adults of L. alacris in south-western Bulgaria comes from a laurel plant cultivated in a private garden.

Distribution

General distribution. Native to the Mediterranean parts of southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East; introduced with the host plant to Central and northern Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Ukraine (Crimea), Caucasus and North and South Americas. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 117 b ). Material examined: ROM.

Notes

New record for Bulgaria.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 117 a ) and fifth instar immature. Conci and Tamanini (1985 b), Ossiannilsson (1992).

Figures

Figure 117 b. Distribution of Lauritrioza alacris in Bulgaria.

Figure 117 a. Lauritrioza alacris, adult male;