''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 in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
s. It includes many notorious
agricultural pests, such as the
soybean aphid
The soybean aphid (''Aphis glycines'') is an insect Pest (organism), pest of soybean (''Glycine max'') that is exotic species, exotic to North America. The soybean aphid is native to Asia. It has been described as a common pest (organism), pest o ...
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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 o ...
''. Many species of ''Aphis'', such as ''
A. coreopsidis'' and ''
A. fabae'', are
myrmecophiles, forming close associations with
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
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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. coreopsidis ...
'' — 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. coreopsi ...
'' — tufted vetch aphid
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Aphis craccivora'' — cowpea aphid
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Aphis fabae
The black bean aphid (''Aphis fabae'') is a small black insect in the genus ''Aphis'', with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera. Other common names include blackfly, bean aphid, and beet leaf aphid. In the warmer months of the yea ...
'' — black bean aphid
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Aphis genistae''
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Aphis gossypii
''Aphis gossypii'' is a tiny insect, an aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The grou ...
'' — 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 o ...
'' — soybean aphid
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Aphis helianthi'' — sunflower aphid
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Aphis nerii
''Aphis nerii'' is an aphid of the Family (biology), family Aphididae. Its common names include oleander aphid, milkweed aphid, sweet pepper aphid, and nerium aphid.
Distribution
The oleander aphid is widespread in regions with tropical and Med ...
'' — oleander aphid
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Aphis pomi'' — apple aphid
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Aphis rubicola
''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 ...
'' — small raspberry aphid
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Aphis rumicis
''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 ...
'' - black aphid
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Aphis spiraecola
''Aphis spiraecola'' is a species of aphid described in 1914 by Edith Marion Patch. Its common names include green citrus aphid, Spirea aphid, and apple aphid. It is distributed worldwide, and is most abundant in the United States. It has a dip ...
'' — spirea aphid (syn. ''Aphis citricola'' — citrus aphid)
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Aphis valerianae
''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 ...
'' — black
valerian aphid
See also
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List of Aphis species
This is a list of 609 species in ''Aphis'', a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae.
''Aphis'' species
* ''Aphis aba''
* ''Aphis acaenaevora'' Mier Durante & Ortego, 1998
* ''Aphis acaenovinae'' Eastop, 1961
* ''Aphis acanthoidis'' (Börner, ...
Photos
Image:Aphis citricola1.jpg, '' Aphis citricola''
Image:Aphis fabae STEREO, 0050x.JPG, ''Aphis fabae
The black bean aphid (''Aphis fabae'') is a small black insect in the genus ''Aphis'', with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera. Other common names include blackfly, bean aphid, and beet leaf aphid. In the warmer months of the yea ...
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Image:Aphis.sambuci.jpg, ''Aphis sambuci
''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. coreopsidi ...
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File:Aphids_on_Helleborus_niger.jpg, ''Aphis sp.'' on '' Helleborus niger''
Image:Aphis.sambuci.colony.jpg, ''Aphis sambuci
''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. coreopsidi ...
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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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