Aphis

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
Type species
Aphis sambuci [1] Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
at least 600 species

Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Selected Species

• Aphis affinis
• Aphis asclepiadis — milkweed aphid
• 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 — oleander aphid
• Aphis pomi — apple aphid
• Aphis rubicola — small raspberry aphid
• Aphis rumicis - black aphid
• Aphis spiraecola — spirea aphid (syn. Aphis citricola — citrus aphid)
• Aphis valerianae — black valerian aphid

See also

• List of Aphis species

Photos and videos

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  Aphis citricola
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  Aphis fabae
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  Aphis sambuci
• 
  Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
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  Aphis sambuci
• Milkweed aphids giving live birth on narrow leaf milkweed. Speeded up twenty times
• A European paper wasp preying on Milkweed aphids which are on narrow leaf milkweed. Most scenes are repeated at one-fourth speed.
• Milkweed aphids on narrow-leaf milkweed eliminating honeydew. Unlike some aphids, these kick the drop away with their leg
• A milkweed aphid on narrow-leaf milkweed is attacked by a hoverfly larvae. It thrashs and release pheromones and sticky wax from its cornicles. Nearby aphids flee. Video played at 4X speed
• A milkweed aphid pushes the sticky wax drop from its cornicle against an attacking parasitic wasp, extruding another drop. Two scenes at one-tenth speed. A different aphid has captured a wasp

References

1. Remaudière, G.; Remaudière, M. (1997). Catalogue of the World's Aphididae. Techniques et pratiques. Paris: INRA. ISBN   2738007147.
2. Aphid Research Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine , Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
3. Altfeld, L.; Stiling, P. (2006). "Argentine ants strongly affect some but not all common insects on Baccharis halimifolia". Environmental Entomology. 35 (1): 31–36. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.31. S2CID   85849541.

External links

• Media related to Aphis at Wikimedia Commons
• Bugguide.net. Genus Aphis
• Key to Aphis of the midwestern US

• Coeur d'Acier A, Cruaud A, Artige E, Genson G, Clamens AL, Pierre E, Hudaverdian S, Simon JC, Jousselin E, Rasplus JY (2014). "DNA barcoding and the associated PhylAphidB@se website for the identification of European aphids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae)". PLOS ONE. 9 (6): e97620. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...997620C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097620 . PMC   4045754 . PMID   24896814.
• "Aphid Ecology, Molecular Identifications and Systematics Database". PhylAphidB@se. INRAe. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
• Blackman, R.L.; Eastop, Victor F. (2008). Aphids on the World's Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. Wiley. ISBN   9780470519592.