<i>Pseudoeriopsylla etoundii</i> sp.n., a new species of Psyllids (Hemiptera- Homotomidae), pest of <i>Ficus leprieuri</i> (Moraceae) from West-Cameroon

Abstract

In order to investigate the biodiversity of psyllids in Cameroon, we collected a new Pseudoeriopsylla species on Ficus leprieuri (Moraceae), Pseudoeriopsylla etoundii sp.n.. Before this work, Pseudoeriopsylla laingi Hollis and Broomfield 1989 was the only known species of the genus Pseudoeriopsylla from Cameroon. The new species is diagnosed, illustrated and described. Information is given on its distribution, host plants and biology. This new species feeds on the leaves and young buds of its host plant. Larva of this species produces wax on their anal pore which covers the attacked organs.

Population dynamic of <i>Diclidophlebia irvingiae</i>, Burckhardt et al. (Hemiptera: Psylloidea), psyllid pest of <i>Irvingia gabonensis</i> Baill (Irvingiaceae, Rutales) in Bamenda, North-West region of Cameroon

“…Irvingia gabonensis is associated with Diclodiphlebia irvingiae which constitute its potential pest. The adults of D. irvingiae are sucking the sap of the host plant; the larvae are free-living producing large quantities of whitish flocculent waxy secretions like psyllid of Ficus leprieuri described by Dzokou et al (2017). The pest does not induce deformations of the leaves but during the proliferation periods, the leaves turn yellow, dry and drop prematurely.…”