''Prociphilus'' is an

aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A ...

genus of the subfamily

Eriosomatinae Woolly aphids (subfamily: Eriosomatinae) are sap-sucking insects that produce a filamentous waxy white covering which resembles cotton or wool. The adults are winged and move to new locations where they lay egg masses. The nymphs often form la ...

, which cause the plants they attack to produce

gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external Tissue (biology), tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissu ...

s. The aphids reside and feed within the gall. There are around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''

Prociphilus oriens ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of '' Prociphilus orie ...

'' is often said to presage the first snowfall in Hokkaido and Tohoku. ''

'' is commonly called , literally translating to "snow bug", in Japan.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Prociphilus'': * ''

Prociphilus americanus ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' (Walker, 1852) * '' Prociphilus aomoriensis'' (Matsumura, 1917) * '' Prociphilus aurus'' Zhang & Qiao, 1997 * '' Prociphilus baicalensis'' (Cholodkovsky, 1920) * '' Prociphilus bumeliae'' (Schrank, 1801) * '' Prociphilus carolinensis'' Smith, 1969 * '' Prociphilus caryae'' (Fitch, 1856) * ''

Prociphilus chaenomelis ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' * '' Prociphilus cheni'' Tao, 1970 * ''

Prociphilus clerodendri ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Okamoto & Takahashi, 1927 * '' Prociphilus cornifoliae'' Singh, Das & Raychaudhuri, 1977 * '' Prociphilus corrugatans'' (Sirrine, 1894) * ''

Prociphilus crataegicola ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Shinji, 1922 * ''

Prociphilus crataegistrobi ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' (Smith, 1969) * '' Prociphilus dilonicerae'' Zhang, 1981 * '' Prociphilus emeiensis'' Zhang, 1997 * ''

Prociphilus erigeronensis ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' (Thomas, 1879) * ''

Prociphilus formosanus ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Takahashi, 1935 * ''

Prociphilus fraxini ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' (Fabricius, 1777) * ''

Prociphilus fraxinifolii ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' (Riley, 1879) * ''

Prociphilus gambosae ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Zhang & Zhang, 1993 * ''

Prociphilus ghanii ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1973 * ''

Prociphilus himalayaensis ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Chakrabarti, 1976 * ''

Prociphilus konoi ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Hori, 1938 * ''

Prociphilus kuwanai ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Monzen, 1927 * ''

Prociphilus laricis ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus orien ...

'' Shinji, 1941 * '' Prociphilus ligustrifoliae'' (Tseng & Tao, 1938) * '' Prociphilus longianus'' Smith, 1974 * '' Prociphilus lonicerae'' Shinji, 1943 * ''

Prociphilus mexicanus ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Remaudière & Muñoz Viveros, 1985 * ''

Prociphilus micheliae ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Hille Ris Lambers, 1933 * '' Prociphilus oleae'' (Leach, 1826) * ''

'' Mordvilko, 1935 * '' Prociphilus osmanthae'' Essig & Kuwana, 1918 * '' Prociphilus pergandei'' Smith, 1974 * ''

Prociphilus piceaerubensis ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' (Smith, 1969) * '' Prociphilus pini'' (Burmeister, 1835) * ''

Prociphilus piniradicivorus ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Smith, 1969 * ''

Prociphilus probosceus ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Sanborn, 1904 * ''

Prociphilus sasakii ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Monzen, 1927 * ''

Prociphilus take ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' (Shinji, 1922) * '' Prociphilus taukogi'' * '' Prociphilus taxus'' (Ghosh, Chakrabarti, Chowdhuri & Raychaudhuri, 1969) * '' Prociphilus tessellatus'' (Fitch, 1851) (woolly alder aphid) * '' Prociphilus trinus'' Zhang, 1997 * '' Prociphilus umarovi'' * ''

Prociphilus ushikoroshi ''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 around 50 species in this genus. The appearance of ''Prociphilus oriens ...

'' Shinji, 1924 * '' Prociphilus vesicalis'' (Rudow, 1875) * '' Prociphilus xylostei'' (De Geer, 1773)

In popular culture

A list of depictions of genus ''Prociphilus'' in popular culture: * In ''

Aria the Animation ''Aria'' (stylized as ''ARIA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled ''Aqua'' (stylized as ''AQUA'') when it was published in Enix's ''Monthly Stencil'' magazine from 2001 ...

'', a larger-than-normal variant of the "snow bug" is depicted as living on Aqua (formerly

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmos ...

References

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Sternorrhyncha genera Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch Eriosomatinae {{Aphididae-stub ja:トドノネオオワタムシ