Colposcenia osmanica Vondráček, 1953

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-

Colposcenia osmanica Vondráček, 1953

Colposcenia kiritshenkoi Loginova, 1960: 57, syn. nov.

Feeds on

Colposcenia osmanica (as C. kiritshenkoi ) has been recorded from Tamarix negevensis Zohary , T. parviflora DC. , T. ramosissima Ledeb. , T. senegalensis DC. and T. smyrnensis Bunge ( Gegechkori and Loginova 1990, Spodek et al. 2017). In Bulgaria, we collected adults on T. ramosissima and perhaps also T. tetrandra Pall. ex. M. B., which often grows together with the first species in mixed stands.

Distribution

General distribution. South-eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Ukraine, southern Russia), Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 12 d ). Published records: ROP ( Klimaszewski 1963, Klimaszewski 1965, Głowacka 1989), Bulgaria, without locality data ( Gegechkori and Loginova 1990; as C. kiritshenkoi, Maryańska-Nadachowska (2002) ); ROV ( Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: BN, BS, DW, PBT, ROM, ROP, ROV, RPP, RRE, SPE.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 12 a , b , c ). Vondráček (1953), Loginova (1974 b); Loginova (1960), Loginova (1974 b), as C. kiritshenkoi . Based on numerous specimens collected at different times at several places in Bulgaria, we conclude here that C. osmanica and C. kiritshenkoi are seasonal forms of one and the same species, differing only in their colouration ( C. osmanica - summer form, C. kiritshenkoi - overwintering form). Both colour forms were collected by us in Bulgaria (Fig. 12 a , b ). The male and female terminalia of specimens from Bulgaria are illustrated in Fig. 12 c . Further details on the proposed synonymy can be found in the ' Discussion' section below.

Figures

Figure 12 d. Distribution of Colposcenia osmanica in Bulgaria.

Figure 12 a. Colposcenia osmanica, adult female, summer specimen;

Figure 12 b. Colposcenia osmanica, adult male, overwintering specimen;

Figure 12 c. Colposcenia osmanica, male and female terminalia. a – male terminalia, lateral view; b – paramere, inner surface, lateral view; c – paramere, posterior view; d – distal segment of aedeagus, lateral view; e – distal segment of aedeagus, dorsal view; f – paramere, dorsal view; g – female terminalia, lateral view; h – female proctiger, dorsal view; i – female subgenital plate, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm;