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]

For other uses, see Aphis (disambiguation).

Aphis
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
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See also

Photos
  • Aphis citricola
  • Aphis fabae
  • Aphis sambuci
  • Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
  • Aphis sambuci

References
  1. Aphid Research Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  2. 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.
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