''Chaetosiphon fragaefolii'', the

strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

aphid, is a bug

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the genus '' Chaetosiphon'' found in the United States (Arizona), Argentina and Chile. ''C. fragaefolii'', along with '' C. thomasi'' and '' C. thomasi jacobi'', is a vector of the

strawberry mild yellow-edge virus Strawberry mild yellow-edge virus (SMYEV) is a pathogenic plant virus. Transmission The virus is transmitted by aphid species in the genus '' Chaetosiphon'', mainly '' C. fragaefolii'', '' C. thomasi'', ''C. thomasi jacobi''. The virus cannot b ...

References

External links

uniprot.org/taxonomy

discoverlife.org
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gbif.org

invasive.org
Macrosiphini Insects described in 1901 Insect vectors of plant pathogens Insects of the United States Fauna of Argentina Fauna of Chile Insects of South America {{Aphididae-stub