Pineus (Pineus) orientalis (Dreyfus, 1889)

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 : 7

Pineus (Pineus) orientalis (Dreyfus, 1889)

Figs 3–4

Diagnosis

In or near galls on shoots. Al. gallicola: 1.5–2.3 mm, primary rhinaria on ant. segment V extending more than half-way around the segment, usually not occupying more than half the length of the segment. Gall terminal, shorter (about 3 cm) and usually straighter than in P. cembrae , with needles more or less decumbent and distributed to all sides. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between Picea and Pinus (see also p. 30).

Recorded primary hosts

Pinaceae : Picea jezoensis , orientalis *, pungens , torano , spp. (but not abies !).

Distribution

D F S.

Figures

Fig. 3. Pineus (Pineus) orientalis (Dreyfus, 1889), old galls on Picea orientalis.

Fig. 4. Pineus (Pineus) orientalis (Dreyfus, 1889). A. Gall on Picea orientalis (after Carter 1976, redrawn). B. Antenna of gallicola (after Annand 1928, modified).