Abstract
Abstract – We report the occurrence of Brachyplatys subaeneus (Westwood, 1837) on a new host plant species: the leguminose Macroptilium longepedunculatum. We discovered the bugs in the mouth of the river San Juan in Coiba National Park in Panama. We present the morphological and barcode species level identification. This insect pest normally attacks plants of economic importance within cultivated habitats and our report possibly highlights for the first time the ability of B. subaeneus to invade natural habitats.