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 VCVW (Cholodkovsky, 1896) Cholodkovsky 1896 [503,1084,1288,1315] Insecta Aphididae Cinara GBIF Animalia Hemiptera 15 16 Arthropoda species piceicola Cinara   Figs 38–39    Diagnosis Apterae 2–4.2 mm, grey-green, olive or pale brown with darker head and thorax and two longitudinal darker stripes. Siphuncular cones small, inconspicuous. Holocyclic, monoecious on  Picea. Colonies on lignified shoots and branches, on tall as well as small spruces, in summer also on subterraneous parts. Often at ground level on dwarfish spruces on sandy ground at roadsides and ditch margins. Usually antattended.    Recorded hosts  Pinaceae:  Picea abies*,  glauca,  orientalis,  pungens,  sitchensis, spp.   Recorded attendant ants  Formicinae:  Formica aquilonia*,  lugubris*,  pratensis*,  sanguinea*,  truncorum*;  Lasius fuliginosus*,  niger*.Myrmicinae:  Myrmica rubra*.    Distribution D F N S.  A15 (A3) Aphidson roots of  Picea................................................................................................A16 A16 (A17) Apterae 2–6 mm, with brown, green or blackish colours; siphunculi present as pores elevated on cones. On thick roots, usually ant-attended ...................................................... ................................................................  CinaraCurtis, 1835go to entry point A14 (p. 14) A17 (A16) Apterae 0.5–2 mm, whitish, pale green or yellowish, exuding abundant white wax wool; siphunculi absent. On thin mycorrhizal root ends, not attended by ants .............................. ..............................................................................................  EriosomatinaeKirkaldy, 1905