Prociphilus bumeliae (Schrank, 1801)

Diagnosis

Diagnosis based on Heie (2004). Apterae about 2.9 mm, wax-covered. Two pairs of wax gland plates on head. Posterior plates on head better developed than anterior ones. A narrow pale subapical zone on RIV+V distinct. Dioecious, alternating between ash Fraxinus excelsior (sometimes other Oleaceae) and fir Abies ( Pinaceae), where it feeds in wax-covered colonies on the roots.

Distribution

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