Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha)
Albrecht, Anders Christian
European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-07-24
338
1
160
8P856
(Panzer, 1801)
Panzer
1801
[564,1024,1692,1718]
Insecta
Aphididae
Cinara
GBIF
Animalia
Hemiptera
13
14
Arthropoda
species
piceae
Cinara
Figs 28–29
Diagnosis Aptera 4.5–7 mm, black, semi-matt with glossy sclerites, legs and antennae partly brownish red. Holocyclic, monoecious on Picea.Spruce and mixed forests. In dense colonies on stem and underside of branches, often high up in the trees, particularly on twigs with developing cones. Often also on young solitary spruces. Usually ant-attended. Moves restlessly around when disturbed and often falls to the ground where it may move to exposed roots.
Recorded hosts Pinaceae: Picea abies*, glauca, omorika, orientalis, pungens, sitchensis, tianschanica, spp. (Due to the agility of C. piceaeand the similarity between C. piceaeand C. curvipes, I suggest that records from Abiesand other genera should be confirmed.) Recorded attendant ants Formicinae: Camponotus herculeanus*; Formica polyctena*, truncorum*; Lasius niger*.
Distribution D F N S.