Schizolachnus obscurus Börner, 1940

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 : 33-34

Schizolachnus obscurus Börner, 1940

Fig. 86

Diagnosis

Apterae 1.9–2.7 mm, brownish, covered with greyish white wax. The ultimate part of rostrum about 1.5 × as long as it basal width. Hind tibia dark, less densely hairy than in S. pineti . Holocyclic, monoecious. Forming rows on needles of Pinus nigra (sometimes on other Pinus species). Not ant-attended. Diagnosis based on Heie (2004).

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus nigra , rarely mugo , pinaster , pinea , sylvestris .

Distribution

D.

E7 (E5 E6) Body oval, grey, brown or blackish, wax, if present, as a distinct pattern or thin wax dusting; apical segment of rostrum long and narrow, 3 times as long as wide or more ..................... .......................................................................................................... Cinara Curtis, 1835 E8

Figures

Fig. 86. Schizolachnus obscurus Börner, 1940. Aptera on Pinus nigra (from Dransfield & Brightwell 2015, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, downloaded 2 Mar. 2016).