Aphis
Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids.[1] It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.[2]
| Aphis | |
|---|---|
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| Soybean aphid | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Tribe: | Aphidini |
| Genus: | Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 600 species | |
Selected Species
- Aphis affinis
- Aphis craccae - tufted vetch aphid
- Aphis craccivora - cowpea aphid
- Aphis fabae - black bean aphid
- Aphis genistae
- Aphis gossypii - cotton aphid
- Aphis glycines - soybean aphid
- Aphis helianthi - sunflower aphid
- Aphis nerii - milkweed aphid
- Aphis pomi - apple aphid
- Aphis rubicola - small raspberry aphid
- Aphis spiraecola - spirea aphid
- Aphis valerianae - black valerian aphid
See also
Photos
Aphis citricola
Aphis sambuci
Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
Aphis sambuci
References
- Aphid Research Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Altfeld, L. and P. Stiling. ( 2006). Argentine ants strongly affect some but not all common insects on Baccharis halimifolia Environmental Entomology 35:1 31-6.
External links
Media related to Aphis at Wikimedia Commons- Bugguide.net. Genus Aphis
- Key to Aphis of the midwestern US
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