Cinara (Cinara) cembrae (Seitner, 1936)

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Diagnosis

Apterae 3.3–4.8 mm, shiny brown, resembling C. pini . Hairs on abdominal tergite 5 short (maximally 0.004–0.04 mm). RIV 0.21–0.29 mm, longer than 2 × RV (in C. pini 0.14–0.22 mm, about 2 × RV). Hairs on basal part of antennal segment VI maximally about 2 × basal diameter of the segment. The diagnosis is based on Pintera (1966) and Blackman & Eastop (1994). Holocyclic and monoecious on Pinus cembra, forming colonies on bark of two-year-old or older branches. Attended by ants. Records from Pinus peuce, pumila and sibirica refer to other species (Szelegiewicz 1976).

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae: Pinus cembra .

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae: Formica rufa (group?).

Distribution

Central and eastern Europe, including St. Petersburg area in Russia.