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 Pineus (Pineus) pini (Macquart, 1819) Figs 72–75 Diagnosis Apterae 0.8–1.1 mm , broadly drop-shaped in outline, dark red-brown, embedded in dense, fine wax wool. Wax glands on anterior part of cephaloprothoracic shield (between the eyes) mainly comprising groups of 2–10 facets that are loosely grouped, round in outline. Alatae 1.0– 1.2 mm , reddish black with woolly wax. P. pini prefers open habitats: pine forests, forest clearings and margins, meadows, roadsides etc. Anholocyclic on Pinus . One overwintering generation on thin trunks or twigs and two or more overlapping generations on young shoots. See also P. orientalis below. Recorded hosts Pinaceae : Pinus banksiana , mugo * , nigra , pinaster ?, ponderosa , rigida , sylvestris * . Distribution D F I N S.