Aphis gossypii

Aphis gossypii
	Adults and nymphs on cotton.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Aphis
Species:	A. gossypii
Binomial name
	Aphis gossypii; Glover, 1877
Synonyms
	A. bauhiniae Theobald, 1918; A. citri Ashmead, 1909; A. citrulli Ashmead, 1882; A. cucumeris Forbes, 1883; A. cucurbiti Buckton, 1879; A. minuta Wilson, 1911; A. monardae Oestlund, 1887; Cerosypha gossypii Glover, 1877; Doralis frangulae Kaltenbach;

Aphis gossypii is a tiny insect, an aphid ("greenfly") in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a widely distributed pest of a variety of agricultural crops in the families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae and Malvaceae.^[2] Common names include cotton aphid, melon aphid and melon and cotton aphid.^[1]

^ ^a ^b DAISIE
^ Stefanie Schirmer, Cetin Sengonca and Peter Blaeser (2008). "Influence of abiotic factors on some biological and ecological characteristics of the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitizing Aphis gossypii (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae)" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 105: 121–129. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.017.

[DAISIE-1] DAISIE

[Schirmer-2] Stefanie Schirmer, Cetin Sengonca and Peter Blaeser (2008). "Influence of abiotic factors on some biological and ecological characteristics of the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitizing Aphis gossypii (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae)" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 105: 121–129. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.017.

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