Schizolachnus pineti (Fabricius, 1781)

Figs 84–85

Diagnosis

Apterae 1.2–1.5 mm, grey, grey-brown or brown, covered with greyish wax. The ultimate part of rostrum, the so-called segment V, as long as its basal width. Hind tibia pale or dark, very densely hairy. Holocyclic, monoecious on many Pinus species, preferably sylvestris and mugo, forming dense rows along upper sides of last year’s needles, on young as well as old trees. Not ant-attended.

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae: Pinus cembra, contorta, nigra, pinaster, pinea, banksiana *, mugo *, sylvestris *, spp.

Distribution

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