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Chaetosiphon (aphid)

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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 is a bug genus in the family Aphididae.

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

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. 12 (110). Oxford University Press (OUP): 1–13. doi:10.1673/031.012.11001. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 3605023.

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Taxon identifiers
Chaetosiphon


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