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Lachninae is a subfamily of 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 some of the largest aphids, and they are sometimes referred to as "giant aphids".Lachninae at BugGuide
/ref> Members of this subfamily typically have greatly reduced
cornicle The cornicle (or siphuncule) is one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids. They are sometimes mistaken for cercus, cerci. They are no more than pores in some spe ...
s compared to other aphids, and the group has sometimes been classified as a separate family.TOL: Aphids
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Genera

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Cinara ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...
'' Curtis, 1835 *'' Essigella'' Del Guercio, 1909 *''
Eulachnus ''Eulachnus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to 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 thousa ...
'' Del Guercio, 1909 *'' Pseudessigella'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1966 *''
Schizolachnus ''Schizolachnus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to 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 th ...
'' Mordvilko, 1909 *''
Lachnus ''Lachnus'' is a genus of aphids and the name-bearing type genus of the subfamily Lachninae Lachninae is a subfamily of the family Aphididae, containing some of the largest aphids, and they are sometimes referred to as "giant aphids". Member ...
'' Burmeister, 1835 *''
Longistigma ''Longistigma'' is a genus of giant aphids in the family Aphididae. There are at least three described species in ''Longistigma''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Longistigma'': * '' Longistigma caryae'' (Harris, T.W., 1841) ( ...
'' Wilson, 1909 *'' Maculolachnus'' *'' Neonippolachnus'' *'' Nippolachnus'' Matsumura, 1917 *'' Pterochloroides'' Mordvilko, 1914 *'' Pyrolachnus'' Basu & Hille Ris Lambers, 1968 *'' Sinolachnus'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1956 *'' Stomaphis'' Walker, 1870 *''
Tuberolachnus ''Tuberolachnus'' is a genus 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 include ...
'' Mordvilko, 1909 *'' Eotrama'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1969 *'' Protrama'' Baker, 1920 *'' Trama'' von Heyden, 1837


References

Hemiptera subfamilies {{Aphididae-stub