Aphis
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For other uses, see Aphis (disambiguation).
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]
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Aphis | |
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Soybean aphid | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Diversity | |
at least 600 species |
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