Jumping plant lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of Bulgaria - an annotated checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge of the fauna of jumping plant lice or psyllids in Bulgaria is rather scattered. So far, 113 species of psyllids have been recorded from Bulgaria in 51 publications. The aim of this study is to provide an up-to-date checklist of the Psylloidea species from Bulgaria, based on extensive fieldwork by the authors and examination of specimens mainly from the Zoological Collection of Sofia University (BFUS) and the Moravian Museum in Brno (MMBC). In addition, a thorough review of all relevant literature was undertaken to consolidate the existing records.

New information

Twenty-five species of jumping plant lice are recorded here from Bulgaria for the first time. Of these, two species represent new records for Europe: Dyspersakantshavelii (Gegechkori, 197

SUBMITTER: Pramatarova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959290 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature