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
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Cinara (Cinara) cembrae
(Seitner, 1936)
Fig. 91
Diagnosis
Apterae
3.3–4.8 mm
, shiny brown, resembling
C. pini
. Hairs on abdominal tergite 5 short (maximally
0.004–0.04 mm
). RIV
0.21–0.29 mm
, longer than 2 × RV (in
C. pini
0.14–0.22 mm
, about 2 × RV). Hairs on basal part of antennal segment VI maximally about 2 × basal diameter of the segment. The diagnosis is based on
Pintera (1966)
and
Blackman & Eastop (1994)
. Holocyclic and monoecious on
Pinus cembra
, forming colonies on bark of two-year-old or older branches. Attended by ants. Records from
Pinus peuce
,
pumila
and
sibirica
refer to other species (
Szelegiewicz 1976
).
Recorded hosts
Pinaceae
:
Pinus cembra
.
Recorded attendant ants
Formicinae
:
Formica rufa
(group?).
Distribution
Central and eastern Europe, including
St. Petersburg
area in
Russia
.