Prociphilus bumeliae (Schrank, 1801)
(an aphid)

Interactions where Prociphilus bumeliae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
alate alate causes gall of live leaf OLEACEAE olives, privets, ashes, lilacs and forsythias Lamiales Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to Britain, Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliaean aphidalate Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Oleaceaeolives, privets, ashes, lilacs and forsythiasliveleaf (spring - early summer)
winged winged causes gall of live leaf OLEACEAE olives, privets, ashes, lilacs and forsythias Lamiales Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to Britain, Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliaean aphidwinged Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Oleaceaeolives, privets, ashes, lilacs and forsythiasliveleaf (spring - early summer)
alate alate causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Fraxinus excelsior Ash Lamiales: Oleaceae Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to Britain, Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliaean aphidalate Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/Fraxinus excelsiorashliveleafMajor (spring - early summer)
winged winged causes gall of live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Fraxinus excelsior Ash Lamiales: Oleaceae Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to Britain, Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliaean aphidwinged Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/Fraxinus excelsiorashliveleafMajor (spring - early summer)
alate alate sucks sap of live root UK/Ireland Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to Britain, Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliae/Prociphilus (Prociphilus) bumeliaean aphidalate Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsliveroot (autumn-winter)

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, E.A. & Martin, J.H., 2011Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Hempitera: Aphididae) a species new to BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 221-223, Plate 15.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Prociphilus bumeliae (an aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Prociphilus bumeliae (an aphid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProciphilus bumeliae (an aphid)
GenusProciphilus (a genus of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Prociphilus bumeliae (an aphid)

Prociphilus bumeliae (an aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prociphilus bumeliae (an aphid):

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