A new species of Rhopalosiphum (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on Chusquea tomentosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) from Costa Rica

By

Pérez-Hidalgo, Nicolás
Martínez-Torres, David
Collantes-Alegre, Jorge Mariano
Villalobos Muller, William
Nieto Nafría, Juan M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

166

Pages

59-73

Subjects

Aphids , Costa Rica , molecular , new species , Rhopalosiphum

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.166.2387

 

Abstract

The new species Rhopalosiphum chusqueae Pérez Hidalgo & Villalobos Muller, is described from apterous viviparous females caught on Chusquea tomentosa in Cerro de la Muerte (Costa Rica). The identity of the species is supported both by the morphological features and by a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on a fragment of the mitochondrial DNA containing the 5’ region of the cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) and on the nuclear gene coding for the Elongation factor-1 alpha (EF1α). The taxonomic position of the new species is discussed. An identification key to the Aphidinae species living on plants of Bambusoideae (Poaceae) is presented.