Adelges (Adelges) tardoides (Cholodkovsky, 1911)

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 : 10

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.338
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:86786AB1-4A1A-4A1E-B42B-53B73D66ED60
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851622
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F8788-FFE9-FFC1-A8F9-FD8B13A144D0
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Adelges (Adelges) tardoides (Cholodkovsky, 1911)
status

Treatment

Diagnosis

In most respects similar to A. laricis . Al. gallicolae: ant. III longer than IV; glands (including premarginal) developed, abundant wax wool produced. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between Picea and Larix (see also p. 25). Galls 5–15 mm, widely dispersed, usually singly on their branch, opening late June–September. Gallicolae emerge from late July to August; secreting abundant wax.

Recorded primary hosts

Pinaceae : Picea abies .

Distribution

Europe. Not yet in the Nordic countries.