Aphis
Genus of true bugs
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Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids.[2] It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.[3]
| Aphis | |
|---|---|
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| Soybean aphid | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Tribe: | Aphidini |
| Genus: | Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Aphis sambuci[1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Diversity | |
| at least 600 species | |
Selected Species
- Aphis affinis
- Aphis asclepiadis — milkweed aphid
- Aphis craccae — tufted vetch aphid
- Aphis craccivora — cowpea aphid
- Aphis fabae — black bean aphid
- Aphis genistae
- Aphis gossypii — cotton aphid
- Aphis glycines — soybean aphid
- Aphis helianthi — sunflower aphid
- Aphis nerii — oleander aphid
- Aphis pomi — apple aphid
- Aphis rubicola — small raspberry aphid
- Aphis rumicis - black aphid
- Aphis spiraecola — spirea aphid (syn. Aphis citricola — citrus aphid)
- Aphis valerianae — black valerian aphid
See also
Photos and videos
Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
- Milkweed aphids giving live birth on narrow leaf milkweed. Speeded up twenty times
- A European paper wasp preying on Milkweed aphids which are on narrow leaf milkweed. Most scenes are repeated at one-fourth speed.
- Milkweed aphids on narrow-leaf milkweed eliminating honeydew. Unlike some aphids, these kick the drop away with their leg
- A milkweed aphid on narrow-leaf milkweed is attacked by a hoverfly larvae. It thrashs and release pheromones and sticky wax from its cornicles. Nearby aphids flee. Video played at 4X speed
- A milkweed aphid pushes the sticky wax drop from its cornicle against an attacking parasitic wasp, extruding another drop. Two scenes at one-tenth speed. A different aphid has captured a wasp
- Hoverfly larva on narrow-leaf milkweed with milkweed aphids, ladybird eggs, and larva. After first minute, shown at four times speed. Larva recorded in early morning prior to sunrise
