Diaphorina lycii Loginova 1978

Diaphorina lycii Loginova, 1978 Feeds on Oligophagous on several Lycium spp. (Burckhardt 1984). In Bulgaria, numerous adults were collected on Lycium barbarum L. (= L. halimifolium Mill.) (Loginova 1978, Nakabachi et al. 2020), which is one of the confirmed host plants. Distribution General distribution. Southern Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia, Mongolia. Distribution in Bulgaria (Fig. 51 b). Published records: BN, BS, PSA, RRW (Loginova 1978, Nakabachi et al. 2020, Pramatarova et al. 2021). Material examined: BN, BS, PSA, RRW. Notes The type locality of D. lycii is in Turkmenistan (Burckhardt 1984). Paratypes from four localities in Bulgaria (collected by P. Lauterer and A. Merta, MMBC) were listed in the species description by Loginova (1978). In Bulgaria, D. lycii is monophagous on Lycium barbarum, which was imported to Bulgaria as an ornamental shrub, cultivated in parks and gardens for hedges, naturalised in 1900 and has since spread and become invasive in many parts of the country (Petrova et al. 2013). Diaphorina lycii should also be considered as an alien species in the Bulgarian fauna. The oldest documented specimens from Bulgaria were collected in 1973 (Loginova 1978). Diagnosis Adult (Fig. 51 a). Loginova (1978), Burckhardt (1984). Fifth-instar immature. Burckhardt (1984).