Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama, 1908)

Malenovský, Igor, Lauterer, Pavel, Labina, Eugenia & Burckhardt, Daniel, 2012, Jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Afghanistan, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (1), pp. 1-22 : 10

Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama, 1908)

Published records. CIE (1974): Jalalabad, Laghman.

Material examined. NANGARHAR: Jalalabad, 500 m, 30.iii.1953, 11♂♂ 15♀♀, J. Klapperich leg.; Jalalabad, 500–800 m, 13.iv.1967, 1 ♀, D. Povolný leg. ( MHNG, MMBC; dry-mounted).

General distribution. Iran, Pakistan, China; tropical Asia, introduced into the Arabian Peninsula, Mascarenes, Pacific islands, South, Central and North America as well as Europe (e.g. CABI 2001, HALBERT & MANJUNATH 2004, BURCKHARDT & VAN HARTEN 2006, AL- ZADJALI et al. 2008, LI 2011).

Host plants. Murraya spp., Citrus spp., and other closely related Rutaceae ( HALBERT & MANJUNATH 2004) .