Macrosiphum
Macrosiphum is a genus of aphid. During the summer populations are made of parthenogenetic females. In the fall, males and females are produced; they mate and females lay eggs that overwinter. There are over 160 spp. in 3 subgenera.
| Macrosiphum | |
|---|---|
| Macrosiphum rosae colony | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidinae |
| Tribe: | Macrosiphini |
| Genus: | Macrosiphum Passerini, 1860 |
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