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Genus Aphis

Aphis forbesi Bug on Garlic Mustard Plant - Aphis aphids - Aphis Oleander aphid? - Aphis nerii Grapevine Aphid - Aphis illinoisensis aphid - Aphis aphid - Aphis Oleander Aphids - Aphis nerii
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Aphidoidea
Family Aphididae (Aphids)
Subfamily Aphidinae
Tribe Aphidini
Subtribe Aphidina
Genus Aphis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Brachysiphum
Explanation of Names
Author: Linnaeus 1758.
Remarks
Many are of economic importance, such as A. gossypii, the cotton aphid, A. glycine, the soybean aphid, A. maidiradicis, the corn root aphid, A. pomi, the apple aphid, etc.
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Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn. 2004. Brooks Cole.