Prociphilus fraxini (Fabricius, 1777)

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2015, Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 145, pp. 1-55 : 29-30

Prociphilus fraxini (Fabricius, 1777)

Diagnosis

Diagnosis based on Heie (2004). Apterae 1.8–2.7 mm, pale, wax-covered. Very similar to P. bumeliae , but the posterior wax gland plates on head weakly developed, sometimes absent. Dioecious, alternating between Fraxinus excelsior (Oleaceae) and roots of Abies ( Pinaceae ), where wax-covered colonies are formed.

Distribution

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