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 (Cinara) piniphila (Ratzeburg, 1844) Figs 104–105 Diagnosis Aptera 2.5–4 mm . Similar to C. pinea but hairs much shorter, particularly on abdominal dorsum (not longer than 0.1 mm ), those on femora and tibiae oblique, about half as long as width of tibia. Dorsal hair-bearing sclerites fewer than in C. pinea . Holocyclic, monoecious on Pinus . In Finland found on young pines in costal dunes, attended by Formica cinerea . Feeding among needles on young shoots and 1–2 year-old twigs. Recorded hosts Pinaceae : Pinus sylvestris *. Recorded attendant ants Formicinae : Formica cinerea *. Distribution F.