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First record of Calophya schini (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) in Ethiopia and Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2013

William A. Overholt ,
Robert S. Copeland  and
Susan E. Halbert
William A. Overholt*
Affiliation:
Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Robert S. Copeland
Affiliation:
icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health, PO Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Susan E. Halbert
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL, USA
*
*E-mail: billover@ufl.edu
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Abstract

A South American leaf galling psyllid, Calophya schini Tuthill, has recently been discovered attacking the South American tree Schinus molle L. in Kenya and Ethiopia. This represents the first record of the psyllid in each country and the only record of C. schini in Africa outside of South Africa. In Kenya, the psyllid was parasitized by an unidentified tetrastichine (Eulophidae), probably of the genus Tamarixia, while in Ethiopia C. schini nymphs were heavily parasitized by an unidentified hymenopteran.

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pit gallspsyllidTamarixiaSchinus molle

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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 291 - 293
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Copyright © icipe 2013 

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