Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach, 1843)

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 : 31-32

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

D F N S.

Figures

Fig. 82. Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach, 1843) on needles of Pinus sylvestris. A–E. Apterae. F–G. Alatae.