Macrosiphum

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Macrosiphum
File:Macrosiphum rosae 5422189.jpg
Macrosiphum rosae colony
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Aphidinae
Tribe: Macrosiphini
Genus: Macrosiphum
Passerini, 1860

Macrosiphum is a genus of aphid. During the summer populations are made of parthenogenetic females. In the fall, males and females are produced; they mate and females lay eggs that overwinter. There are over 160 spp. in 3 subgenera.

Macrosiphum sp. laying eggs on rose bush
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Macrosiphum rosae

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Macrosiphum:[1]

References

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