First report of idiopterus nephrelepidis (hemiptera: aphididae) in Central America

Abstract

Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Aphididae: Aphidinae: Macrosiphini) is reported for the first time in Costa Rica and Central America. This aphid species has been extensively collected on ferns throughout the world. The specimens were collected in Cariblanco on Nephrolepis cordifolia (Oleandraceae) and in Coronado on Blechnum schiedeanum (Blechnaceae)