''Aphis'' is a genus of insects in the family
Aphididae
The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily ( Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/cr ...
containing at least 600 species of
aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A ...
s. It includes many notorious
agricultural pest
A pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environ ...
s, such as the
soybean aphid
The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect pest of soybean (''Glycine max'') that is exotic to North America. The soybean aphid is native to Asia. It has been described as a common pest of soybeans in China and as an occasional pest of ...
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Aphis glycines
The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect pest of soybean ('' Glycine max'') that is exotic to North America. The soybean aphid is native to Asia. It has been described as a common pest of soybeans in China and as an occasional pest of ...
''. Many species of ''Aphis'', such as ''
A. coreopsidis'' and ''
A. fabae'', are
myrmecophiles, forming close associations with
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...
s.
Selected Species
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Aphis affinis''
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Aphis asclepiadis
''Aphis'' is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid ''Aphis glycines''. Many species of ''Aphis'', such as '' A. coreopsid ...
'' — milkweed aphid
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Aphis craccae
''Aphis'' is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid ''Aphis glycines''. Many species of ''Aphis'', such as '' A. coreopsid ...
'' — tufted vetch aphid
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Aphis craccivora
''Aphis craccivora'', variously known as the cowpea aphid, groundnut aphid or black legume aphid, is a true bug in the family ''Aphididae''. Originally of probable Palearctic origin, it is now an invasive species of cosmopolitan distribution.
D ...
'' — cowpea aphid
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Aphis fabae'' — black bean aphid
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Aphis genistae
''Aphis genistae'' is an aphid of the Family (biology), family Aphididae.
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe eastward to Ukraine and Turkey, and in the Nearctic realm (it has been introduced to North America).
Description
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Aphis gossypii
''Aphis gossypii'' is a tiny insect, an aphid ("greenfly") in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a widely distributed pest of a variety of agricultural crops in the families Cuc ...
'' — cotton aphid
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Aphis glycines
The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect pest of soybean ('' Glycine max'') that is exotic to North America. The soybean aphid is native to Asia. It has been described as a common pest of soybeans in China and as an occasional pest of ...
'' — soybean aphid
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Aphis helianthi
''Aphis'' is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid '' Aphis glycines''. Many species of ''Aphis'', such as '' A. coreopsidis ...
'' — sunflower aphid
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Aphis nerii'' — oleander aphid
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Aphis pomi
''Aphis pomi'', commonly known as the apple aphid (the literal meaning of its binomial name), or the green apple aphid, is a true bug in the family Aphididae. It is found on young growth of apple trees and on other members of the rose family wher ...
'' — apple aphid
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Aphis rubicola'' — small raspberry aphid
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Aphis spiraecola'' — spirea aphid (syn. ''Aphis citricola'' — citrus aphid)
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Aphis valerianae'' — black
valerian aphid
See also
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List of Aphis species
Photos
Image:Aphis citricola1.jpg, '' Aphis citricola''
Image:Aphis fabae STEREO, 0050x.JPG, '' Aphis fabae''
Image:Aphis.sambuci.jpg, '' Aphis sambuci''
File:Aphids_on_Helleborus_niger.jpg, ''Aphis sp.'' on ''Helleborus niger
''Helleborus niger'', commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is poisonous.
Although the flowers resemble wild roses (and despite its common nam ...
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Image:Aphis.sambuci.colony.jpg, '' Aphis sambuci''
References
External links
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Bugguide.net. Genus ''Aphis''Key to ''Aphis'' of the midwestern US
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Sternorrhyncha genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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