MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SYCAMORE FIG PSYLLID, PAUROPSYLLA WILLCOCKSI DOSKI (HOMOPTERA‌PSYLLOIDEA-TRIOZIDAE)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

2 Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The five nymphal instars of the sycamore fig psyllid Pauropsylla willcocksi Dcbski belonging to family Triozidae were collected on Ficus sycomorus L. The collected specimens were identified, described, and il­lustrated. A key to differentiate the five nymphal instars wa sconstruct­ed.