Prociphilus (Stagona) pini (Burmeister, 1835)

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 : 39-40

Prociphilus (Stagona) pini (Burmeister, 1835)

Fig. 110

Diagnosis

Aptera 1–2 mm, cream or pale pinkish, covered by dense wax wool. Holocyclic, dioecious. Alternating between Crataegus (Rosaceae) and thin roots of Pinus . P. pini prefers habitats on well-drained soil, e.g., pine forests on rock and sandy ground, under moss cover and stones, sometimes in nests of Lasius flavus and attended by the ants. See also Albrecht (2015).

Recorded secondary hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus contorta , sylvestris *; Pseudotsuga ; Tsuga canadensis .

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae : Lasius flavus *.

Distribution

D F N S.

Figures

Fig. 110. Prociphilus (Stagona) pini (Burmeister, 1835). Apterae and juveniles on mycorrhizal roots of Pinus sylvestris in galleries of Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782).