Cinara (Cinara) brauni Börner, 1940

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 : 36-37

Cinara (Cinara) brauni Börner, 1940

Fig. 98

Diagnosis

Apterae 2.5–3.8 mm, golden brown covered with a dense, greyish wax powder, except for posterior part of dorsum which is shiny black. Holocyclic, monoecious on Pinus , sometimes anholocyclic ( Binazzi & Roversi 1987). On 0–1 year-old twigs, usually attended by ants. Diagnosis based on Heie (1995), Blackman & Eastop (1994) and Dransfield & Brightwell (2015).

Recorded hosts

Pinaceae : Pinus nigra , rarely sibirica , sylvestris .

Recorded attendant ants

Formicinae : Formica rufa group.

Distribution

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Figures

Fig. 98. Cinara (Cinara) brauni Börner, 1940. Apterae. A. In vivo on Pinus nigra. B. In alcohol. From Dransfield & Brightwell 2015 (downloaded on 20 Mar. 2016).