Title of article :
New distributional records of psyllid, Trioza fletcheri minor Crawford, 1912 and record of its first association with two ant’s species in Pothwar
Author/Authors :
Bodlah, Imran Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir MehrAli Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Rasheed, Muhammad Tariq Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir MehrAli Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Akhter, Tasleem Laboratory of Biosystematics - Department of Entomology - Pir MehrAli Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan , Bodlah, Muhammad Adnan Department of Entomology- Nanjing Agricultural University - Nanjing , China , Aihetasham, Ayesha Department of Zoology - University of the Punjab - Lahore, Pakistan , Yousaf, Mehwish Department of Zoology - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid AgricultureUniversity - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Abstract :
Psyllidspecies, Triozafletcheriminor Crawford,1912 is reported for the first time in association with two antspecies, Camponotuscompressus(Fabricius, 1787)andLepisiotafrauenfeldi(Mayr, 1855)in different areas of Pothwar,Punjab (Pakistan). Main identification characters of both antspeciessupported with micrographs, synonymy, and comments on their associations have been given for future identification. New distributional records of T.fletcheriminor in various areas of Pothwar have also been added.
Keywords :
Pothwar , ants , association , Triozafletcheriminor , Distribution
Journal title :
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology
