The Native PsyllidMastigimas anjosi(Hemiptera: Calophyidae): First Record and Abundance on Pink Cedar,Cedrela fissilis(Meliaceae), Trees in São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

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Detection and estimation of Mastigimas anjosi (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) populations on Cedrela fissilis trees

“…The nymphs, in numerous populations, cluster in the abaxial surface of the leaves, starting colony formation, close to the midrib. When the physiological conditions of the attacked leaflets are insufficient for the development of nymphs, the psyllids spread throughout the plant, colonizing apical shoots, bark, leaves, petioles and trunk [ 1 , 13 , 17 ].…”

“…The monitoring of this insect and its natural enemies can be performed with yellow sticky traps. In a study conducted in Sorocaba in 2015, a total of 382 M. anjosi was collected in the yellow sticky traps, consisting of 249 males and 133 females, from August to November, with the highest numbers captured in August [17]. Other important insect pests of forest plantations are also efficiently sampled and monitored with yellow sticky traps, including the red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 [19][20][21] and Euphalerus clitoriae Burckhardt & Guajará, 2000 (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) [22].…”

“…Mastigimas anjosi is native to Brazil, and the body length of its males and females is 4.8–5.5 mm and 4.2–5.0 mm, respectively, with antennas almost as long as the body and brown. The body colour of M. anjosi is light greenish yellow with dark dots and stripes, and its membranous wings with transparent or pigmented pterostigma and veins are used in the identification of this insect [14,16,17].…”