A molecular study of Neophyllaphisvaricolor (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in Costa Rica.

ABSTRACT: The genus Neophyllaphis (Takahashi) (Aphididae: Neophyllaphidinae) is composed of 18 species; however, in the Americas only nine species have been reported previously. A new species, Neophyllaphisvaricolor Miller & Halbert, was described in 2014 in USA. Colonies resembling those of this new species have been observed in Costa Rica on Podocarpus spp. In order to determine if N.varicolor is also present in Costa Rica, we sampled Neophyllaphis colonies from Podocarpusfalcatus and P.chinensis. Additionally, we sampled individuals from Podocarpus sp. in Spain and Vietnam. DNA of each sample was extracted and used to amplify and sequence the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and elongation factor I (EF-1α) partial regions. Accordi

SUBMITTER: Zuniga-Centeno A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6663932 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature