Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989

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 pistaciae Burckhardt & Lauterer, 1989

Feeds on

In Bulgaria, we collected adults on Pistacia terebinthus L., which is a host plant confirmed by Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt (2023). In the Middle East, the preferred host plant of A. pistaciae is Pistacia vera L. ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989, Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt 2023).

Distribution

General distribution. Spain, south-eastern Europe, Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia ( Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt 2023). Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 28 b ). Published records: ROM, RRE ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989, Pramatarova et al. 2024). Material examined: ROM, RRE.

Notes

The type locality of A. pistaciae is in Bulgaria: Kresna Gorge ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1989).

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 28 a ) and fifth-instar immature. Burckhardt and Lauterer (1989), Rodrigo-Gómez and Burckhardt (2023).

Figures

Figure 28 b. Distribution of A. pistaciae in Bulgaria.

Figure 28 a. Agonoscena pistaciae, adult;