Drepanosiphinae is a subfamily of aphids in the family Aphididae. There are about 13 genera, 8 of which are extinct, and more than 60 described species in Drepanosiphinae.[1]
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| Aphid, probably Drepanosiphum platanoidis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanosiphinae Herrich-Schaeffer, 1857 |
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While a few authors have suggested treating the group as a family, this has not been adopted in the most recent classifications.[2]
Genera
editThese 13 genera belong to the subfamily Drepanosiphinae:
- Drepanaphis Del Guercio, 1909
- Drepanosiphoniella Davatchi, Hille Ris Lambers & Remaudière, 1957
- Drepanosiphum Koch, 1855
- Shenahweum Hottes & Frison, 1931
- Yamatocallis Matsumura, 1917
- † Aphidopsis Scudder, 1890
- † Electrocallis Heie, 1967
- † Fossilicallis Heie, 2002
- † Hongocallis Wegierek, 2010
- † Megantennaphis Heie, 1967
- † Similidrepan Heie, 2006
- † Siphonophoroides Buckton, 1883
- † Zymus Heie, 1972
References
edit- ^ Favret, Colin (2019). "subfamily Drepanosiphinae Herrich-Schaeffer, 1857". Aphid species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ^ Heie, O. E.; Wegierek, P. (2009). "A classification of the Aphidomorpha (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) under consideration of the fossil taxa". Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Aphids, Catania, Italy, 8-12 June 2009 (PDF). REDIA, volume 92. Agricultural Research Council, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology.
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