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1 June 2013 Morphometry of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on Six Rutaceae from Veracruz, Mexico
Florinda García-Pérez, Laura Delia Ortega-Arenas, J. Isabel López-Arroyo, Alejandro González-Hernández, José Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Jesús Romero-Nápoles
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to characterize Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) morphometrically, as well to determine whether the host has a relationship to a specific morphometric variation. The traits measured were body length, antenna length, lengths and widths of genal processes, and forewing length and width. Females and males were analyzed separately. The measures obtained were subjected to an analysis of variance and principal components analysis. The greatest morphometrical variation and smallest sizes were found in males collected from non-prefered hosts such as Citrus limetta Risso, C. sinensis (L.) ‘Selection 8’ and C. paradisi Macfad.; while, the least variations and largest sizes were found on C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck cv. ‘Marrs’, C. sinensis (L.) cv. ‘Valencia’ and Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack. The traits with notable variation were lengths and widths of forewings and genal processes. Greater morphometrical variations were found in males than in females. The results indicate that D. citri is a species with morphometrical variants and probably the host is a determinant in the definition of characters.

Florinda García-Pérez, Laura Delia Ortega-Arenas, J. Isabel López-Arroyo, Alejandro González-Hernández, José Refugio Lomeli-Flores, and Jesús Romero-Nápoles "Morphometry of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on Six Rutaceae from Veracruz, Mexico," Florida Entomologist 96(2), 529-537, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.096.0218
Published: 1 June 2013
KEYWORDS
anomalías en alas
Asian citrus psyllid
cítricos
citrus
genal processes
procesos genales
psílido asiático de los cítricos
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