Greenidea psidii (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Greenideinae) new invasive aphid in Costa Rica

Abstract

Greenidea (Trichosiphum) psidii van der Goot 1916 is recorded for the first time in Costa Rica and Central America. The species has been recorded on Psidium guajava, Psidium friedrichsthalianum and Myrciaria cauliflora and seems to be widely distributed in all parts of the country and probably in all Central America.