Database details
| Full name: | Aphid Species File |
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| Short name: | ASF |
| Version: | 1.0/3.4, Oct 2008 |
| Release date: | 2008-10-16 |
| Authors/editors: | C. Favret |
| Taxonomic coverage: | Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Hemiptera - superfamilies Aphidoidea, Phylloxeroidea (infraorder Aphidomorpha) |
| English name of the group: | Aphids and allied groups |
| Number of species: | 4,713 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: | 525 |
| Number of synonyms: | 1,372 |
| Number of common names: | 0 |
| Total number of names: | 6,610 |
| Abstract: | Aphid Species File contains taxonomic names of Aphidomorpha (aphids and allied groups) extinct and extant: 4,703 valid species, 9,613 names at all levels. Still under development, it will be a comprehensive bibliography of aphid taxonomy and include other features such as specimen data, images, and identification keys. ASF runs on Species File Software developed by David Eades. |
| Organization: | AphidNet, LLC |
| Website: |
http://aphid.speciesfile.org |