Cinara (Cinara) nigritergi Mamontova-Solukha, 2002

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), European Journal of Taxonomy 338, pp. 1-160 : 35

Cinara (Cinara) nigritergi Mamontova-Solukha, 2002

Figs 92–93

Diagnosis

Apterae 2.5–4 mm, dark brown to black with grey wax markings and a large dull or subshining sclerite encompassing the siphunculi, anteriorly extending to a variable extent, often reaching the thoracal sclerites. Hairs short and sparse, as in C. pini (see above), and in contrast to C. pinihabitans . Open forests on sand or rock, meadow margins, pine plantations, sea shores etc. Holocyclic (ovipara described by Stekolshchikov 2011), monoecious on Pinus , forming colonies on young shoots and 1–2 years old twigs on trees of all ages; usually attended by ants. Ovipara with a preanal wax ring.

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus sylvestris *.

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae : Lasius fuliginosus *, niger *.

Distribution

F S [SWE: Hall., Varberg, Träslövsläge, N57 02.8 E12 17.3, Sea shore dune. Pinus sylvestris . Dense colony on 1–2 year-old branch, attended by Lasius fuliginosus . A06-1162. A. Albrecht].

Figures

Fig. 92. Cinara (Cinara) nigritergi Mamontova-Solukha, 2002. Apterae and juveniles on Pinus sylvestris. A–B. Colonies on young shoot, attended by Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758). C. Colony on 2–3 year-old twig.

Fig. 93. Cinara (Cinara) nigritergi Mamontova-Solukha, 2002. Aptera (freeze-dried specimen).