Aphis
Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. 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.
| Aphis | |
|---|---|
| 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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