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 Elatobium abietinum (Walker, 1849) Fig. 24 Diagnosis Aptera 1–2 mm , pale green to yellowish, without wax wool. Holocyclic, monoecious. In small groups on needles of Picea (rarely other genera), causing discoloration and loss of older needles. Not attended by ants. Recorded coniferous hosts Pinaceae : Picea abies * , engelmanni , glauca , glehnii , jezoensis , mariana , omorika , orientalis , pungens * , sitchensis , tianschanica ; Abies cephalonica , homolepis , lasiocarpa , nordmanniana , spp.; Pseudotsuga menziesii ; Pinus sibirica . Distribution D F Fa I N S.