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) brauni Börner, 1940 Fig. 98 Diagnosis Apterae 2.5–3.8 mm , golden brown covered with a dense, greyish wax powder, except for posterior part of dorsum which is shiny black. Holocyclic, monoecious on Pinus , sometimes anholocyclic ( Binazzi & Roversi 1987 ). On 0–1 year-old twigs, usually attended by ants. Diagnosis based on Heie (1995) , Blackman & Eastop (1994) and Dransfield & Brightwell (2015) . Recorded hosts Pinaceae : Pinus nigra , rarely sibirica , sylvestris . Recorded attendant ants Formicinae : Formica rufa group. Distribution S.