Chaetosiphon (aphid)

Chaetosiphon is a bug genus in the family Aphididae.

Chaetosiphon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily:
Aphidoidea
Family:
Aphididae
Subfamily:
Aphidinae
Tribe:
Macrosiphini
Genus:
Chaetosiphon

Huber, 1893
Species
  • Chaetosiphon fragaefolii
  • Chaetosiphon hottesi
  • Chaetosiphon minor
  • Chaetosiphon potentillae
  • Chaetosiphon scalaris
  • Chaetosiphon tetrarhoda
  • Chaetosiphon thomasi

Species, mainly C. fragaefolii, C. thomasi and C. thomasi jacobi, are vectors of the strawberry mild yellow-edge virus.[1]

References
  1. Lavandero, Blas; Rojas, Pamela; Ramirez, Claudio C.; Salazar, Marcela; Caligari, Peter D.S. (2012). "Genetic Structure of the Aphid,Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, and Its Role as a Vector of theStrawberry yellow edge virusto a Native Strawberry,Fragaria chiloensisin Chile". Journal of Insect Science. Oxford University Press (OUP). 12 (110): 1–13. doi:10.1673/031.012.11001. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 3605023.
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