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Checklist for Family Aphididae Latreille, 1802 (Aphids)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
182
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
37
174
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
15
77
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aphidomorpha
Becker-Migdisova & Aizenberg, 1962
2
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aphidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Greenflies, Root Aphids
1
12
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphididae
Latreille, 1802
Aphids, Blackflies, Greenflies, Plantlice, Whiteflies
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malta
12 Genera with 14 Species
Aphis Linnaeus, 1929Aphids2SpeciesTaxom
Corylobium Mordvilko, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Eriosoma Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Essigella Del Guercio, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Greenidea Schouteden, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Idiopterus Davis, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Macrosiphoniella Del Guercio, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macrosiphum Passerini, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Myzus Passerini, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Pterochloroides Mordvilko, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosiphum Koch, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Toxoptera Koch, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
14 Species
Aphis (Aphis) spiraecola Patch, 1914Apple Aphid
Aphis (Zyxaphis) infrequens Knowlton, 1929
Corylobium avellanae Schrank, 1801Hazelnut aphid
Eriosoma (Eriosoma) lanigerum Hausmann, 1802American blight
Essigella (Essigella) californica Essig, 1909Monterey pine aphid
Greenidea (Greenidea) ficicola Takahashi, 1921Aphid
Idiopterus nephrelepidis Davis, 1909Fern aphid
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) sanborni (Gillette, 1908)⇒ Macrosiphoniella scepariae taoi Takahashi, 1937
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae Thomas, 1878Pink and green potato aphid
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Brachycaudus persicae Passerini, 1860
Pterochloroides persicae Cholodkovsky, 1899Clouded peach stem aphid
Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch, 1856Barley aphid
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale Sasaki, 1899Red rice root aphid
Toxoptera auranti Boyer de Fon..., 1841Puceron noir de l'oranger

Subnodes of Aphididae with occurrences in Malta
SubfamilyAphidinae
Latreille, 1802
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEriosomatinae
Kirkaldy, 1905
Gall-making aphids, Woolly aphids, Woolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGreenideinae
Baker, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLachninae
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1854
Giant Aphids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphididae at artfakta.se
Aphididae at dyntaxa.se
Aphididae at gbif.org
Aphididae at irmng.org
Aphididae at itis.gov
Aphididae at marinespecies.org