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 (Cupressobium) cupressi (Buckton, 1881) Fig. 117 Diagnosis Apterae 1.5–3.5 mm , olive black with a bronzy sheen. Wax cover thin, anteriorly leaving two diverging bands free; area between siphunculi shiny, with more or less well developed transverse wax stipes. Legs dark; tibiae pale at middle. Basal part of antennal segment VI with 4–6 hairs. Juveniles with paler legs. Holocyclic, partially anholocyclic, monoecious on various Cupressaceae . Parks, hedge rows, forest margins. Forming colonies on foliated branches, often causing damage to the plant. Attended by ants. Recorded hosts Cupressaceae : Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ; Cupressus spp; Juniperus chinensis , communis , sabina , scopulorum , virginiana , spp.; Thuja occidentalis * , plicata *. Recorded attendant ants Formicinae : Lasius niger *. Distribution D F S.