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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Adelges (Sacciphantes) viridis
(Ratzeburg, 1843)
Figs 56–57
Diagnosis
Neosistens:
0.5–0.8 mm
, dull green with small, roundish wax gland plates on head, thorax and abdomen. Wax glands with double-walled facets secreting hollow tubes of wax. Sexuparae on
Larix
in spring pale greenish with sparse wax secretion. Aptera in summer covered with fine wax wool. Alatae
1.3–1.7 mm
. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between
Picea
and
Larix
. On
Larix
overwintering at bud bases or in bark crevices on twigs and branches. In spring and summer on needles. Not ant-attended.
Recorded secondary hosts
Pinaceae
:
L. decidua
*
,
decidua
x
kaempferi
,
kaempferi
,
sibirica
*
, spp.
Distribution
F.