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Aphis Linnaeus, 1758

Habitus, dorsal view. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Morphological Characters of Aphis. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Morphological Characters of Aphis. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Morphological Characters of Antennae. (Observation).
Subgenital plate. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Rostrum (URS). (Observation).
Stylus. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Position of Marginal Tubercles of Sub-tribe Aphidina. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Ventral View of Abdomen. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view. on Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: Types of Caudae. (Observation).

Type

type species by ruling by the Commission of Aphis Linnaeus, 1758

Nomenclature (22)

  • Aphis Linnaeus, 1758: 451.

    type species by ruling by the Commission Aphis sambuci Linnaeus, 1758

  • Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 in Müller, 1764: xviii, 29.
  • Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 in Nieto Nafría & Favret, 2014: 9, 16.
  • Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 in Albrecht, 2017: 12.

Nomenclature references (22)

  • Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tri naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 10th ed., Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm), Vol. 1, 1–824 pp. [in Latin] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
  • Müller, O.F. (1764) In Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, sive Methodica Descriptio Insectorum Agri Fridrichsdalensis, cum Characteribus Genericis et Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Locis Natalibus, Iconibus Allegatis, Novisque Pluribus Speciebus Additis. Fridrich Gleditschii, Hafniae et Lipisiae. 96 pp.
  • Müller, O.F. (1776) In Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarium Characteres, Nomina, et Synonyma Imprimus Popularium. Hallageriis, Havniae. 282 pp.
  • Latreille, P.A. (1802) Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Dufart F., Paris, Vol. 81, Issue 3, 1–467 pp. [in French]
  • Boyer de Fonscolombe, E.L.J.H. (1841) Description des pucerons qui se trouvent aux environs d’Aix. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 10, 157–198.
  • Ratzeburg, J.T.C. (1844) Die Forst-Insecten oder Abbildung und Beschreibung der in den wäldern Preussens und der Nachbarstaaten als schädlich oder nützlich bekannt gewordenen Insecten: Im systematischer Folge und mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Vertilgung der Schädlichen. Nicolaische buchhandlung, Berlin, Vol. 3, 314 pp. [in German]
  • Walsh, B.D. (1863) On the genera of Aphidae found in the United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 1, 294–311. [1862]
  • Jackson, C.F. (1907) A synopsis of the genus Pemphigus with notes on their economic importance, life history, and geographical distribution. Proceedings of the Columbus Horticultural Society, 22, 160–218.
  • Oestlund, O.W. (1923) A synoptical key to the Aphididae of Minnesota. Report of the State Entomologist of Minnesota, 19, 114–151. [1922; in English] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13086696
  • Shinji, O. (1941) Monograph of Japanese Aphididae. Shinkyo Sha Shoin, Tokyo, 1215 pp. [in Japanese]
  • Börner, C. (1952) Europae centralis Aphides. Die Blattläuse Mitteleuropas. Namen, Synonyme, Wirtspflanzen, Generationszyklen. In Mitteilungen der Thüringischen Botanischen Gesellschaft: Vol. supplement 3. . . Issue 1, 1–259 pp. [in German]
  • Börner, C.J.B. & Heinze, K. (1957) Aphidina - Aphidoidea Blattläuse, plantlice (aphids), pucerons (aphides). In L. Reh (Ed.). Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten von Prof. Dr. Paul Sorauer. Paul Parey, Berlin. Vol. 5, Issue 4, 402 pp. [in German]
  • China, W.E. (1961) Aphis Linnaeus, 1758, its type-species and the family-group name derived from it (Insecta, Hemiptera). Z.N.(S.) 881. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 18(3), 177–180.
  • Davletshina, A.G. (1964) Aphid fauna of the genus Aphis L. of Uzbekistan. Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Institute of Zoology and Parasitology, Tashkent, 135 pp.
  • Smith, C.F. & Parron, C.S. (1978) An annotated list of Aphididae (Homoptera) of North America. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin, 255, 428 pp. [in English] Available at https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/ua101_001_301466_20220517_34782
  • Heie, O.E. (1986) The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. III. Family Aphididae: subfamily Pterocommatinae & tribe Aphidini of subfamily Aphidinae. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 17, 314 pp. [in English]
  • Ripka, G. (2001) New data to the knowledge of the aphid fauna of Hungary (Homoptera: Aphidoidea). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, 36(1-2), 81–87. [in English]
  • Pike, K.S., Boydston, L.L. & Allison, D.W. (2003) Aphids of Western North America North of Mexico with Keys to Subfamilies and Genera for Female Alatae. Washington State University, Pullman, 282 pp. [in English]
  • Sathe, T.V. & Jadhav, B.V. (2008) Indian Pest Aphids. Data Publishing House, New Delhi, 211 pp.
  • Nieto Nafría, J.M., Favret, C., Akimoto, S.-ichi, Barbagallo, S., Chakrabarti, S., Mier Durante, M.P., Miller, G.L., Qiao, G., Sano, M., Pérez Hidalgo, N., Stekolshchikov, A.V. & Węgierek, P. (2011) Register of genus-group taxa of Aphidoidea. In J.M. Nieto Nafría & C. Favret (Eds.). Registers of Family-Group and Genus-Group Taxa of Aphidoidea (Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha). Universidad de León, León. pp. 81–404. [in English, Spanish]
  • Nieto Nafría, J.M. & Favret, C. (2014) Update to the Registers of family-group and genus-group taxa of Aphidoidea (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha). Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 38(1-2), 1–23. [in English] Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10612/5118
  • Albrecht, A.C. (2017) Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha). European Journal of Taxonomy, 338, 1–160. [in English] https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.338

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1001
Subgenus708491
Species799320202822
Subspecies460414460