Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach, 1843)

Fig. 82

Diagnosis

Apterae 1.5–2.2 mm, elongate, green, thinly wax-powdered, with numerous dark green or brown hair-bearing sclerites. Dorsal hairs 1.5–2 times as long as the diameter of their sclerite. Holocyclic,

monoecious on Pinus . Scattered on needles, rarely on twigs. E. agilis seems to prefer older trees and needles injured by Schizolachnus species. Not ant-attended.

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae: Pinus banksiana *, cembra, mugo *, nigra, sibirica, sylvestris *, spp.

Distribution

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