New Records of Aphid-Plant Associations (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Eastern Costa Rica

New data about the Costa Rican aphid fauna (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

“…Nonetheless, there is still much to be learned about the distribution and trophic relationships of the aphid species occurring in Central America. Costa Rica is one of the countries in which knowledge of aphids has increased significantly; as of early 2002 there were relatively few aphid species cited from the country and these were mainly from crops (Calvo, 1978;Chacón, 1980;Gómez, 1987;Hernández & Meneses, 1988;Meneses & Amador, 1987;Meneses & Amador, 1990;Rivera et al, 1994;Sánchez et al, 2001), but since the publication of the first list of aphids in the country (Voegtlin et al, 2003) sampling has increased and regular updates have appeared (Pérez Hidalgo et al, 2009;Zamora Mejías et al 2010;Villalobos Muller et al 2010;Sánchez-Monge et al, 2010). The recent publications have treated not only aphids of agricultural crops (which are often more susceptible to infestation), but also non-crop trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and bryophytes.…”