Cinara (Cinara) acutirostris Hille Ris Lambers, 1956

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 : 34-35

Cinara (Cinara) acutirostris Hille Ris Lambers, 1956

Fig. 90

Diagnosis

Aptera 2.5–3.5 mm, similar to C. pini (on Pinus sylvestris and P. mugo ), but hairs on abdomen longer, there are several rather long hairs up to 0.1 mm long between the siphuncular cones. Further, the length of RIV+V is 1.2–1.5 times the length of the second tarsal segment (in C. pini less than 1.2). The diagnosis is based on Dransfield & Brightwell (2015 –2016). Holocyclic, monoecious on Pinus .

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus nigra , pinea .

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae : Formica rufa group.

Distribution

Western, central and southern Europe. Not yet recorded from the Nordic countries.

Figures

Fig. 90. Cinara (Cinara) acutirostris Hille Ris Lambers, 1956.Aptera on Pinus nigra (from Dransfield & Brightwell 2015, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, downloaded 2 Mar. 2016).