Psallus (Hylopsallus) assimilis Stichel, 1956

Jerinic-Prodanovic, Dusanka & Protic, Ljiljana, 2013, True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) as psyllid predators (Hemiptera, Psylloidea), ZooKeys 319, pp. 169-189 : 179-180

18) Psallus (Hylopsallus) assimilis Stichel, 1956

Trophic status.

Phytozoophagous.

Distribution.

Europe.

Preys.

Psyllopsis discrepans , from Fraxinus sp., Ilinci, 21.V.2005, reared 2♂♂, 2♀♀; Umčari, 25.V.2007, reared 1♀. Psyllopsis fraxinicola and Psyllopsis discrepans , from Fraxinus sp., Beograd–Autokomanda, 10.V.2007, reared 5♂♂, 8♀♀ 'ex larva' 16.V.2007.

Already known as a predator of various insect species, inlcuding psyllids.

Previously registered in Serbia ( Protić 1998) but in the present paper reported for the first time as a psyllid predator in this country.