Agonoscena targionii (Lichtenstein, 1874)

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-

Agonoscena targionii (Lichtenstein, 1874)

Feeds on

In Bulgaria, we collected adults on Pistacia terebinthus L., which is one of the known host plants ( Spodek et al. 2017, Seljak 2020). Throughout the Mediterranean Region, A. targionii is mainly found on P. lentiscus L. ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989, Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt 2023), which does not occur in the Bulgarian flora.

Distribution

General distribution. Mediterranean, Middle East. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 29 b ). Published records: ROM ( Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: ROM.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 29 a ) and fifth-instar immature. Burckhardt and Lauterer (1989), Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt (2023).

Figures

Figure 29 b. Distribution of Agonoscena targionii in Bulgaria.

Figure 29 a. Agonoscena targionii, adult female;