Drepanosiphinae Explained

Drepanosiphinae is a subfamily of aphids in the family Aphididae. There are about 13 genera, 8 of which are extinct, and more than 60 described species in Drepanosiphinae.

While a few authors have suggested treating the group as a family, this has not been adopted in the most recent classifications.

Genera

These 13 genera belong to the subfamily Drepanosiphinae:

• Drepanaphis Del Guercio, 1909
• Drepanosiphoniella Davatchi, Hille Ris Lambers & Remaudière, 1957
• Drepanosiphum Koch, 1855
• Shenahweum Hottes & Frison, 1931
• Yamatocallis Matsumura, 1917
• † Aphidopsis Scudder, 1890
• † Electrocallis Heie, 1967
• † Fossilicallis Heie, 2002
• † Hongocallis Wegierek, 2010
• † Megantennaphis Heie, 1967
• † Similidrepan Heie, 2006
• † Siphonophoroides Buckton, 1883
• † Zymus Heie, 1972