Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha) Author Albrecht, Anders Christian text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-07-24 338 1 160 journal article 22023 10.5852/ejt.2017.338 be9f3ab9-3131-4e11-8d29-a94275ffaac9 2118-9773 3834349 86786AB1-4A1A-4A1E-B42B-53B73D66ED60 Cinara (Cinara) curvipes (Patch, 1912) Fig. 53 Diagnosis Aptera 3.4–5.5 mm subshining black, legs orange to red-brown, tarsi and hind tibiae partly black. Juveniles and adults in summer with a thin but rather dense greyish wax cover. Siphunculi short, raised on cones. In appearance similar to C. piceae (see under Picea , entry A14, p. 14). Holocyclic and monoecious on Abies (and Cedrus ). On trunk and branches. Sometimes attended by ants. Recorded hosts Pinaceae : Abies balsamea , concolor , koreana , lasiocarpa , spp.; Cedrus deodara . Recorded attendant ants Formica rufa (group?). Distribution Introduced from North America. Not yet in the Nordic countries, but widespread in Central and Western Europe.