''Myzus'' is a genus of
true bugs
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to aroun ...
belonging to the family
Aphididae
The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily ( Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/cro ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
. Its original distribution is the Old World.
Bugguide.net. ''Myzus''
/ref>Myzus ajugae
''Myzus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Aphididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in app ...
'' Schouteden, 1903
* ''Myzus amygdalinus
''Myzus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Aphididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Its original distribution is the Old World.
Species:
* ''Myzus ajugae
''Myzus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Aph ...
'' (Nevsky, 1928)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1956988
Aphididae