''Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon'', the bulb-and-potato aphid, is a species of
aphid.
It is a
true bug that feeds on
tulip and
gladiolus bulbs,
potatoes
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...
, and the roots of a variety of different plant species.
However, it is noted that these subspecies are possible synonyms.
Taxonomy
There are two described subspecies of ''Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon'':
* ''Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon latysiphon''
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* ''Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon panaxis''
However, it is noted that these subspecies are possible synonyms.
References
External links
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphona
aphid.aphidnet.orgonlinelibrary.wiley.com''Rhopalosiphoninus'' (''Rhopalosiphoninus'') ''latysiphon''a
aphid.speciesfile.org*
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon' a
ADW*https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/396380-Rhopalosiphoninus-latysiphon
Macrosiphini
Agricultural pest insects
Insects described in 1912
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