''Brevicoryne'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests.

Hosts

This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...

(

broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the Brassicaceae, cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large Pseudanthium, flowering head, plant stem, stalk and small associated leafy gre ...

cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of '' Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.& ...

kale Kale (), also called leaf cabbage, belongs to a group of cabbage (''Brassica oleracea'') cultivars primarily grown for their Leaf vegetable, edible leaves; it has also been used as an ornamental plant. Its multiple different cultivars vary quite ...

, etc.) included.

Adults

Adults are distinguished from the nymphs by their darker body. They may (

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) or may not exhibit wings.

Parasites

Many species of

wasps A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...

parasitize Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ento ...

the juvenile (nymph); injecting their

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using their

ovipositor The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typica ...

creating 'mummies' (so called because of their desiccated appearance).

Species

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Brevicoryne arctica ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasite, parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Ad ...

'' Richards, 1963 * ''

Brevicoryne barbareae ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Nevsky 1929 * ''

Brevicoryne brassicae ''Brevicoryne brassicae'', commonly known as the cabbage aphid or cabbage aphis, is a destructive aphid (plant louse) native to Europe that is now found in many other areas of the world. The aphids feed on many varieties of produce, including cab ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758, the cabbage aphid * ''

Brevicoryne crambe ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Bozhko, 1950 * ''

Brevicoryne crambinistataricae ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Bozhko, 1953 * ''

Brevicoryne fraterna ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Strom, 1938 * ''

Brevicoryne jiayuguanensis ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, 1999 * ''

Brevicoryne lonicerina ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Mukh & Akhm, 1980 * ''

Brevicoryne nigrosiphunculata ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Hodjat, 1981 * ''

Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi ''Brevicoryne'' is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests. Hosts This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included. Adults Adul ...

'' Narzikulov, 1957Нарзикулов М.Н. Новые виды тлей /Homoptera, Aphididae/ из горного Таджикистана//Энтомологическое обозрение. 1957. Т. 36. № 3. С. 671–694.

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