Cinara (Cinara) cembrae (Seitner, 1936)

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) cembrae (Seitner, 1936)

Fig. 91

Diagnosis

Apterae 3.3–4.8 mm, shiny brown, resembling C. pini . Hairs on abdominal tergite 5 short (maximally 0.004–0.04 mm). RIV 0.21–0.29 mm, longer than 2 × RV (in C. pini 0.14–0.22 mm, about 2 × RV). Hairs on basal part of antennal segment VI maximally about 2 × basal diameter of the segment. The diagnosis is based on Pintera (1966) and Blackman & Eastop (1994). Holocyclic and monoecious on Pinus cembra , forming colonies on bark of two-year-old or older branches. Attended by ants. Records from Pinus peuce , pumila and sibirica refer to other species ( Szelegiewicz 1976).

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus cembra .

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae : Formica rufa (group?).

Distribution

Central and eastern Europe, including St. Petersburg area in Russia.

Figures

Fig. 91. Cinara (Cinara) cembrae (Seitner, 1936). Head, thorax and abdomen (after Pintera 1966, redrawn).