| Aphis | |
|---|---|
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| Soybean aphid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Tribe: | Aphidini |
| Genus: | Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Aphis rumicis Linnaeus, 1758
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| Diversity | |
| at least 600 species | |
Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Aphid Research Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- ^ Altfeld, L.; Stiling, P. (2006). "Argentine ants strongly affect some but not all common insects on Baccharis halimifolia". Environmental Entomology. 35 (1): 31–36. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.31. S2CID 85849541.