title: First record of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ecuador infesting urban citrus and orange jasmine trees.
abstract: Adults and nymphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), were collected in the Guayaquil, Samborondón, and Durán cantons in coastal Ecuador. Psyllids were found in high numbers in citrus (Citrus spp., Sapindales: Rutaceae) and orange jasmine (Murraya exotica [L.] Jack, Sapindales: Rutaceae) trees within the Guayaquil-Samborondon-Duran conurbation; however, none was found during scoutings in the main citrus producing areas in coastal Ecuador. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of D. citri in Ecuador and the Pacific coastal plain of South America.
authors.affiliation: Carrera de Ingeniería Agrícola y Biológica, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 vía perimetral, Apartado 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cornejo
authors.affiliation: Carrera de Ingeniería Agrícola y Biológica, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 vía perimetral, Apartado 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador eduardo.chica@ucuenca.edu.ec.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Chica
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002957:Citrus / Q000254:growth & development; D004484:Ecuador; D020387:Food Chain; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D032101:Murraya / Q000254:growth & development; D009758:Nymph / Q000502:physiology; D011156:Population Density
keywords: Asian citrus psyllid; Huanglongbing; citrus