Abstract:
A new Pseudoeriopsylla species is described from the Western Region of Cameroon,
Pseudoeriopsylla bitomi sp.n.. The described species of Pseudoeriopsylla genus are exclusively
African and are characterised by the presence of a pterostygma and the absence of the costal
break on the forewing. The investigations carried out since 2005 in the Western Region of
Cameroon have permitted the collecting of this new species. Previously, Pseudoeriopsylla laingi
and Pseudoeriopsylla etoundii were described from Cameroon. The new species is diagnosed
and illustrated; information is given on its distribution, host plant and biology. The species is a
pest of Ficus platyphylla in Fongo-Tongo Sub Division. It feeds on the leaves and young buds of
Ficus platyphylla
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