Schizolachnus pineti (Fabricius, 1781)

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 : 33

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

D F N S.

Figures

Fig. 84. Schizolachnus pineti (Fabricius, 1781) on Pinus sylvestris. The black individuals are newly molted, still without wax cover.

Fig. 85. Schizolachnus pineti (Fabricius, 1781). Aptera, alata, and eggs (in B) on needles of Pinus sylvestris.