A new record of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford and its morphometric study on Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. in Jharkhand

Albiziaprocera (Roxb.) Benth is a common ornamental and medicinal plant species distributed throughout the India. This plant was found to be very susceptive to different insect pest attack. The present study was done to investigate Heteropsylla cubanainfestation on A. procera and its morphometrics at Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, India during 2014 and 2015. The infestation of H. cubana was first time observed A. procera in Jharkhand. Infestation pattern of H. cubanawas recorded and it was found that H. cubanaas a serious pest of A. procerain Jharkhand. Additionally, morphometrics of egg, nymphal stages and adult of this psyllid insect was also recorded in this study