Rhopalosiphum
Encyclopedia
Rhopalosiphum is a genus of aphid
of the family Aphididae
that includes 16 species worldwide. In addition to direct behavior as pests on host plants, some species are vectors for viral pathogens
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Aphid
Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies, are small sap sucking insects, and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions...
of the family Aphididae
Aphididae
Aphididae is a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily , of the order Hemiptera. There are several thousand species in this family, many of which are well known for being serious plant pests...
that includes 16 species worldwide. In addition to direct behavior as pests on host plants, some species are vectors for viral pathogens
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
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Species
Species include:- Rhopalosiphum arundinariae (A. N. Tissot, 1933)
- Rhopalosiphum cerasifoliae (FitchAsa FitchDr. Asa Fitch Dr. Asa Fitch Dr. Asa Fitch (February 24, 1809 – April 8, 1879. His early studies were of both natural history and medicine, which he studied at the newly formed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1827. However, in 1838 he decided to start studying agriculture and...
, 1855) - Rhopalosiphum enigmae (F. C. Hottes and T. H. Frison, 1931)
- Rhopalosiphum insertum (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1849) - apple-grass aphid - Rhopalosiphum maidisRhopalosiphum maidisRhopalosiphum maidis, common names Corn leaf aphid and Corn aphid, is an insect, and a pest of maize and other crops. It has a nearly worldwide distribution.-Hosts:* Barley* Green beans* Manila hemp* Millets* Papaya* Potato* Rice...
(Fitch, 1856) - corn leaf aphid - Rhopalosiphum musae (H. Schouteden, 1906)
- Rhopalosiphum nigrum (Richards, 1960)
- Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761) - water lily aphid, plum aphid
- Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758) - bird cherry-oat aphid
- Rhopalosiphum padiformis (Richards, 1962)
- Rhopalosiphum parvae (Hottes and Frison, 1931)
- Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis (Sasaki, 1899) - rice root aphid
- Rhopalosiphum rufulum (Richards, 1960)