Aphidinae is an aphid subfamily in the family Aphididae.
Aphidinae | |
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Macrosiphum laying eggs on rose bush | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Subfamily: | Aphidinae Latreille, 1802 |
Tribes[1] | |
Diversity | |
at least 280 genera |
Many species of aphids spread potyviruses and most are from the subfamily Aphidinae (genera Macrosiphum and Myzus). Most have alternative hosts, the primary host plant is usually a tree, and the secondary one is herbaceous.
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edit- ^ Aphid Species File Version 5.0 (2014). "Aphidinae". Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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