Prociphilus

Prociphilus
Prociphilus oriens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Aphidoidea
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Eriosomatinae
Genus: Prociphilus
Koch, 1857
Species

~35 species[1]

Prociphilus is an aphid genus of the subfamily Eriosomatinae, which cause the plants they attack to produce galls. The aphids reside and feed within the gall.

There are over 30 species in this genus.[1]

Species

  • Prociphilus bumeliae (Schrank)[2]
  • Prociphilus fraxini (Hartig)[2]
  • Prociphilus oriens Mordvilko, 1935

References

  1. 1 2 "genus Prociphilus Koch, 1857". Aphid Species File. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Preston Montford: FSC Publications. pp. 117 & 425. ISBN 978 1 85153 284 1.

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