Cinara pilicornis

TaxID: 506607

Basic Information

Cinara pilicornis

Aphid, Spruce Shoot Aphid

Cinara pilicornis, the spruce shoot aphid or brown spruce shoot aphid, is an aphid species in the genus Cinara found on Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). It is a quite large aphid species with a plump, dull brown body. It seems to have little effect on the tree. It is a European species but it has also been reported in spruce forests in New Zealand, together with the spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum). Cinara pilicornis, which is attended by the honeydew-collecting ants Formica polyctena, is seldom attacked by the parasitoid wasp Pauesia pini. It is also a host for Entomophthora fungi. Cinara pilicornis produces the trisaccharide melezitose. Citronellol, cis Ctrans-nepetalactone and cis Ctrans-nepetalactol are stress-induced compounds released by the host plant. These compounds originated from the aphids and they are assumed to be pheromone components for this aphid species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Aphididae

Cinara

pilicornis

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Cinara pilicornis
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(c) Sandy Rae@BY
Cinara pilicornis
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(c) Sandy Rae@BY
Cinara pilicornis
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(c) Sandy Rae@BY
Cinara pilicornis
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(c) Sandy Rae@BY
Cinara pilicornis
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(c) Sandy Rae@BY

Morphological Features

Apterous viviparous female 2.1–4.7 mm, light red-brown, orange brown, olive or grey-green; abdominal dorsum usually with a conspicuous wax pattern. Antennal segment III with setae 2–3 times the diameter of the segment or more. Hind femur and tibia densely covered with long trichoid sensilla. Cauda semi-circular with many long (0.15–0.17 mm), fine, pointed setae. Siphunculi rather low, with a well-developed flange, lying on rounded or oval protuberant sclerites covered with 38–42 setae. Alate viviparous female: head, thorax, and abdomen orange-brown dusted with white wax; cauda semi-circular with many long (0.14–0.15 mm), fine, pointed setae; hind tibiae covered with long fine setae on dorsal side longer (0.19–0.22 mm) than width of tibia at midpoint.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
Citation:

Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (19 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

19
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Canada Present —
China Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Finland Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (111 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
RFQC325-11 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 658 Canada 2010-07-18 45.55528, -73.555
RFQC278-11 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 658 Canada 2010-06-19 45.55528, -73.555
RFQC268-11 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 658 Canada 2010-06-12 45.544167, -73.33889
RFQC049-09 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 403 Canada 2009-07-05 45.6481, -72.9572
RFQC019-09 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 403 Canada 2009-06-16 45.545, -73.3417
RFLA189-12 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 559 Canada 2003-06-23 49.2393, -123.726
RFLA188-12 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 622 Canada 2003-06-23 49.2393, -123.131
RFLA187-12 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 563 Canada 2003-06-23 49.2393, -123.131
RFLA184-12 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 591 Canada 2003-06-22 49.26014, -123.11992
RFLA085-11 BOLD:AAI3972 COI-5P 658 Canada 1994-06-03 45.3908, -75.7039
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Literature