Prociphilus | |
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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 |
~35 species
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.