Aphalara nigrimaculosa Gegechkori, 1981

Aphalara nigrimaculosa Gegechkori, 1981 View in CoL

Feeds on

So far, the only known host plant of Aphalara nigrimaculosa was Rumex alpinus L. ( Gegechkori 1981, Burckhardt and Lauterer 1997 a). In Bulgaria, we collected adults and immatures on Rumex acetosella L., which represents a new host plant record for the species.

Distribution

General distribution. Bulgaria, Greece, Caucasus ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1997 a). Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 8 c View Figure 8 c ). Published records: RPP ( Głowacka 1989, as A. sauteri ); RRW ( Harizanov and Lauterer 1968, as Aphalara exilis ; Pramatarova et al. 2024); without locality data ( Burckhardt and Lauterer 1997 a, Pramatarova et al. 2023). Material examined: RPP, RPR, RRW, SBM.

Notes

The records of Aphalara sauteri Burckhardt, 1983 from th e Pirin Mts. published by Głowacka (1989) are assigned here to A. nigrimaculosa . This is based on other specimens from the same area from MMBC and BFUS, which were examined by us and all belong to A. nigrimaculosa . See also the comment under A. sauteri in the section ' Doubtful records' below.

Diagnosis

Adult (Fig. 8 a View Figure 8 a ). Gegechkori (1981), Burckhardt and Lauterer (1997 a). Fifth instar immature (Fig. 8 b View Figure 8 b ).