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A new encyrtid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid of the leucaena psyllid (Homoptera: Psyllidae) from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

John S. Noyes
John S. Noyes*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK
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Dr. J.S.Noyes, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Psyllaephagus yaseenisp.n. is described from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean as a parsitoid of the nymphs of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford. The psyllid is a serious pest of Leucaena leucocephala, a shade tree and animal fodder in the tropics.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 37 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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