Colposcenia traciana ( Klimaszewski, 1970 )

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 traciana ( Klimaszewski, 1970)

Feeds on

As with all other Colposcenia species, the host plants of C. traciana belong to the plant genus Tamarix ( Klimaszewski 1970) . Seljak (2020) found it on Tamarix gallica L. in Slovenia. In Bulgaria, we collected adults on Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. , which is another probable host species.

Distribution

General distribution. Slovenia ( Seljak 2020), Bulgaria, Greece. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 13 b ). Published records: BS ( Klimaszewski 1965, as Stigmaphalara tamaricis ), BS, PBS ( Klimaszewski 1970, Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: BS, ROP.

Notes

The type locality of C. traciana is in Bulgaria: Primorsko ( Klimaszewski 1970).

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 13 a ). Klimaszewski (1970), as Stigmaphalara tamaricis traciana ; Loginova (1974 b).

Figures

Figure 13 b. Distribution of Colposcenia traciana in Bulgaria.

Figure 13 a. Colposcenia traciana, adult male;