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

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 phylo...

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Autores principales: Hidalgo, Nicolás Pérez, Martínez-Torres, David, Collantes-Alegre, Jorge Mariano, Muller, William Villalobos, Nafría, Juan M. Nieto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3272636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22328859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.166.2387
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Sumario: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.

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