Homotoma ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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-

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scientific name	Homotoma ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Treatment

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Feeds on

In Bulgaria, Klimaszewski (1961 b), Harizanov (1963) and we collected adults and immatures on Ficus carica L., which is a confirmed host plant ( Rapisarda 1989, Burckhardt 1989, Jerinić-Prodanović 2011).

Distribution

General distribution. Native to Mediterranean parts of Europe, North Africa, Ukraine, Caucasus, Middle East and Iran; alien in Great Britain, Central and south-eastern Europe, Serbia and USA. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 34 b View Figure 34 b ). Published records: BS, PBB, PSP, ROP, ROT ( Klimaszewski 1961 b, Tsalev 1961, Harizanov 1963, Głowacka 1989). Material examined: BN, BS, ROM, ROP.

Notes

Klimaszewski (1961 b) described Homotoma viridis Klimaszewski, 1961 partly based on material from Bulgaria (paratypes from Petrich). This taxon is considered a synonym of H. ficus ( Burckhardt 1989) . Ficus carica L. is not native to the Bulgarian flora ( POWO 2024), but it is cultivated as a fruit crop in yards and farms and naturalised in southern parts of the country and along the Black Sea coast ( Assyov et al. 2012). Homotoma ficus is consequently an alien species in Bulgaria.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 34 b View Figure 34 b ). Loginova (1964), Tamanini (1965), Jerinić-Prodanović (2011). Fifth-instar immature. Rapisarda (1989), as H. viridis ; Jerinić-Prodanović (2011).