Chaitophorinae is a subfamily 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 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 ...

. There are about 12 genera and more than 180 described species in Chaitophorinae. Periphyllus sp

Genera

Tribe: Chaitophorini

* '' Chaitogenophorus'' Zhang, Qiao & Chen, 1999 * '' Chaitophorus'' Koch, 1854 * '' Lambersaphis'' * '' Periphyllus'' Hoeven, 1863 (maple aphids) * '' Pseudopterocomma'' MacGillivray, 1963 * '' Trichaitophorus'' Takahashi, 1937 * '' Yamatochaitophorus'' Higuchi, 1972

Tribe: Siphini

* '' Atheroides'' Haliday, 1839 * '' Caricosipha'' Börner, 1939 * '' Chaetosiphella'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1939 * '' Laingia'' Theobald, 1922 * '' Sipha'' Passerini, 1860

References

Hemiptera subfamilies {{Aphididae-stub