Abstract
Table 1. Distribution of Lilaoshia psorospermi Burckhardt, Aléné and Serbina sp. n. and its associated ant species on old leaves (O), young leaves (Y) and very young leaves (VY) of Psorospermum glaberrimum. Age classes of Psorospermum glaberrimumSpeciesOYVYTotalKW-Test (Χ2)Lilaoshia psorospermi3387 (46.85%)2319 (32.08%)1523 (21.07%)7229Χ2 = 0.42; P> 0.05Crematogaster striatulus238 (42.42%)198 (35.30%)125 (22.30%)561Χ2 = 0.43; P> 0.05Camponotus congolensis77 (48%)46 (28.60%)38 (23.60%)161Χ2 = 17.71; P <10−3Camponotus flavomarginatus194 (71.90%) 56 (20.74%)56 (20.74%)20 (7.41%)270Χ2 = 0.47; P> 0.05Tapinoma sp.5 (50.00%)5 (50.00%)0 (0.00%)10Χ2 = 8.17; P <10−3 Numbers represent insect abundance (absolute and relative values). KW-Test = Kruskal-Wallis test.