Lachnus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Lachnus
L. roboris (Linnaeus, 1758) with Trifolium arvense, illustrated by John Curtis in British Entomology: (1) face; (2) labium; (3) labrum; (4) antennae; (6) foreleg; (9) wing; (F) female[1]
L. pseudonudusKanturski & Wieczorek, 2014[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Lachninae
Genus: Lachnus
Burmeister, 1835[3]
Type species
Aphis roboris[4]
Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
About 20 species.[2]
Synonyms[5]
  • Dryaphis Amyot, 1847
  • Dryobius Koch, 1855
  • Pterochlorus Passerini, 1860
  • Schizodryobius van der Goot, 1913
  • Sublachnobius Heinze, 1962
  • Taeniolachnus Amyot, 1847

Lachnus is a genus of aphids and the name-bearing type genus of the subfamily Lachninae. It consists of about 20 species.[2]

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