Lachnus is a genus of aphids and the name-bearing type genus of the subfamily Lachninae. It consists of about 20 species.[4]

Lachnus
L. roboris (Linnaeus, 1758) with Trifolium arvense, illustrated by John Curtis in British Entomology: (1) face; (2) labium; (3) labrum; (4) antennae; (6) foreleg; (9) wing; (F) female[3]
L. pseudonudusKanturski & Wieczorek, 2014[4]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Lachninae
Genus: Lachnus
Burmeister, 1835[1]
Type species
Aphis roboris[2]
Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
About 20 species.[4]
Synonyms[5]
  • Dryaphis Amyot, 1847
  • Dryobius Koch, 1855
  • Pterochlorus Passerini, 1860
  • Schizodryobius van der Goot, 1913
  • Sublachnobius Heinze, 1962
  • Taeniolachnus Amyot, 1847

References

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  1. ^ Burmiester, Hermann (1835). "Gatt. Lachnus Illig.". Besondere Entomologie. Schnabelkerfe. Rhynchota. Handbuch der Entomologie. Vol. 2. Berlin: Theod. Chr. Fried. Enslin. pp. 91–93.
  2. ^ Hemming, Francis, ed. (1956). "Opinion 399. Designation, under the Plenary Powers, of a type species in harmony with accepted nomenclatural practice for the genera Lachnus Burmeister, 1835, and Cinara Curtis, 1835 (Class Insecta, Order Hemiptera)". Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 12 (22): 393–418.
  3. ^ Curtis, John (1835). "Cinara roboris The clouded-winged Oak-louse". Homoptera. Hemiptera. Aphaniptera. British Entomology. Vol. 7. London: Richard and John E. TaylorPl. 576. {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ a b c Kanturski, Mariusz; Wieczorek, Karina; Junkiert, Łukasz (2014). "A new oak-feeding species of Lachnus Burmeister and some remarks on the taxonomic status of L. chosoni Szelegiewicz (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Lachninae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 61 (1): 77–83. doi:10.3897/dez.61.7746. hdl:20.500.12128/9426.
  5. ^ "Genus Lachnus Burmeister, 1835". Aphid Species File. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

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