Genus Aphis (original) (raw)

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Aphidoidea

Family Aphididae (Aphids)

Subfamily Aphidinae

Tribe Aphidini

Subtribe Aphidina

Genus Aphis

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

=Brachysiphum

Explanation of Names

Author: Linnaeus 1758.

Remarks

Many are of economic importance, such as A. gossypii, the cotton aphid, A. glycine, the soybean aphid, A. maidiradicis, the corn root aphid, A. pomi, the apple aphid, etc.

Works Cited

1.	Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of InsectsNorman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn. 2004. Brooks Cole.

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 August, 2004 - 7:48pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 5 February, 2018 - 12:17pm