Aphidinae
Latreille, 1802
aphids
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2Aphidinae is the largest of aphids (Aphididae), comprising at least 2,483 across 256 in two tribes: Macrosiphini (approximately three-quarters of species) and Aphidini. Members are distributed globally and include the majority of pests affecting crops and ornamental plants. Many species are of potyviruses, particularly in the genera Macrosiphum and Myzus. The subfamily exhibits remarkable morphological diversity in body shape and coloration, and possesses evolutionarily conserved odorant receptors for detecting (E)-β-farnesene, a key component.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Members of Aphidinae occur in nearly every region of the world. Documented occurrences include: West Java, Indonesia; northern Iran (Alborz Province, Kerman Province, Tehran Province); China (northwestern and southwestern regions); Ukraine (Forest-Steppe zone, broad-leaved forest zone, mixed forest zone); Turkey (Adana and Hatay Provinces); New Zealand ( ); and Europe (including Serbia, France).
Life Cycle
Includes multiple morphs: fundatrix (founding stem mother), females (parthenogenetic summer ), viviparous females (winged morphs), females (sexual morphs producing ), and apterous males. Many exhibit alternation between a primary woody host (typically a tree) and secondary herbaceous hosts; others are , completing their entire on a single host type.
Human Relevance
Most pests on crops and ornamental plants belong to Aphidinae. Many are economically significant as direct plant feeders and as of potyviruses, particularly in the Macrosiphum and Myzus. Some members serve as for used in , including genera such as Lysiphlebus and Adialytus.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Phylogeny and species reassessment of Hyalopterus (Aphididae, Aphidinae)
- Distribution and population trends of two New Zealand endemic aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae)
- Capitophorus wojciechowskii – a new aphid species from Iran (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae: Macrosiphini)
- Two newly recorded aphid genera and species (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) from China
- The phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of detoxification gene families in Aphidinae species
- SPECIES OF THE GENUS ADIALYTUS (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE: APHIDINAE) IN THE FAUNA OF UKRAINE
- Macchiatiella rhamni tarani (Nevsky, 1928) (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) newly recorded from China
- Short Communication: New records of aphid species Subfamily Aphidinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in West Java, Indonesia
- Amphicercidus (Hemiptera, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) species in China: two synonyms and two new records
- Genetic diversity in some Lysiphlebus confusus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidinae) populations Bazı Lysiphlebus confusus Tremblay & Eady (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) popülasyonlarında genetik çeşitlilik
- A new species of Metopolophium Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae) on Rosa beggeriana from Iran
- Microbiome of the Aphid Genus Dysaphis Börner (Hemiptera: Aphidinae) and Its Relation to Ant Attendance
- Morphology, Genetics and Biology of Pterochloroides persicae Cholodkovsky (Hemiptera: Lachninae) and Their Effect on Pauesia antennata Mukerji (Hymenoptera: Aphidinae) Behaviour
- Evolutionarily entrenched odorant receptors for (E)-β-farnesene signaling in Aphidinae aphids.
- Characterization of the Mitochondrial Genome of Cavariella salicicola: Insight into the Codon Usage Bias and Phylogenetic Implications in Aphidinae.