Rhopalosiphum enigmae

Hottes & Frison, 1931

cattail aphid

Rhopalosiphum enigmae is a cattail in the Aphididae, first described by Hottes and Frison in 1931. Recent taxonomic work has clarified its classification, including a new synonymy. The species is associated with cattail and has documented relationships with ants and , though specific details of these associations remain limited in available literature.

Rhopalosiphum enigmae (10.3897-BDJ.8.e49102) Figure 4 c by Skvarla M, Kramer M, Owen CL, Miller GL (2020) Reexamination of Rhopalosiphum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using linear discriminant analysis to determine the validity of synonymized species, with some new synonymies and distribution data. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49102. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e49102. Used under a CC0 license.Rhopalosiphum enigmae (10.3897-BDJ.8.e49102) Figure 2 by Skvarla M, Kramer M, Owen CL, Miller GL (2020) Reexamination of Rhopalosiphum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using linear discriminant analysis to determine the validity of synonymized species, with some new synonymies and distribution data. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49102. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e49102. Used under a CC0 license.

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How to pronounce Rhopalosiphum enigmae: /ˌroʊpəloʊˈsaɪfəm ɛˈnɪɡmaɪ/

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