Aphis

See also: aphis

Translingual

Etymology

Coined by Linnaeus in 1758 from an unclear source, perhaps Ancient Greek ἀφειδής (apheidḗs, “unsparing, lavishly borrowed”) (in reference to their eating habits).

Proper noun

Aphis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Aphididae – typical aphids.
A taxonomic subgenus within the family Aphididae – Aphis (Aphis).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Aphidoidea - superfamily; Aphididae - family; Aphidinae - subfamily; Aphidini - tribe; Aphidina - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Aphis sambuci - type species; Aphis (Aphis), Aphis (Bursaphis), Aphis (Maculaphis), Aphis (Pseudoprotaphis), Aphis (Zyxaphis) - subgenera

References

Aphis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aphis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aphis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Aphis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Aphis at Encyclopedia of Life
Aphis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Aphis at Fossilworks

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