Rhopalosiphum
| Rhopalosiphum | |
|---|---|
| R. maidis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidinae |
| Tribe: | Aphidini |
| Genus: | Rhopalosiphum Koch, 1854 |
Rhopalosiphum is a genus of aphid of the family Aphididae that includes 17 species worldwide. Apart from sucking the phloem of host plants and thereby being treated in agriculture as pests, some species are vectors for viral plant pathogens.