Colposcenia jakowleffi (Scott, 1879)

Material examined. KANDAHAR: Kandahar, 950 m, 11.ii.1953, 1 ♂, J. Klapperich leg. (MMBC; slide-mounted) .

General distribution. Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan; Central Asia, Caucasus, Yemen (GEGECHKORI & LOGINOVA 1990). New record for Afghanistan.

Host plants. Tamarix hispida, T. smyrnensis and T. ramosissima (Tamaricaceae) (GEGECHKORI & LOGINOVA 1990).