Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha)
Author
Albrecht, Anders Christian
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-07-24
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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.