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 Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli, 1763 Fig. 26 Diagnosis Aptera 1.5–3 mm , dull black; legs and antennae partly white; abdomen sometimes with white wax markings; usually ant-attended. Polyphagous species (or group of species). Holocyclic and dioecious, primary hosts are Euonymus (Celastraceae) , Philadelphus (Hydrangeaceae) and Viburnum (Adoxaceae) . Numerous plants, mostly herbs, serve as secondary hosts. Only occasionally on conifers. Often attended by ants, but none recorded from conifers. Recorded coniferous hosts Pinaceae : Picea sitchensis ; Larix decidua , kaempferi ; Tsuga heterophylla ; Pinus contorta . Distribution D S N F I. A13 (A12 A14) Siphunculi present as pores not raised from body surface ........ Mindarus Koch, 1857