Prociphilus

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

~35 species

Prociphilus is an aphid genus of the subfamily Eriosomatinae. Prociphilus are aphids that cause the plants they attack to produce galls in which they reside and feed.

References

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