Aphrastasia pectinatae (Cholodkovsky, 1888)
on Picea, primary hostplant
gall
Derived from a lateral bud, initially dull green, ultimately reddish brown, in shape and size reminiscent of a reddish-brown wild strawberry; 10-17 mm. No needles stand out from the tip.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Picea abies, glauca, glehnii, jezoensis, koraiensis, orientalis, sitchensis.
P. orientalis is not listed by Albrecht.
on Abies, secondary hostplant
gall
On the secondary host plant the aphids live on the needles, not causing any galling. They are covered by curly white wax filaments. Often they live continuously on the secondary host without host plant alternation.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Abies alba, amabilis, balsamea, concolor, fraseri, grandis, koreana, lasiocarpa, nordmanniana, procera, sibirica, veichtii.
notes
Species from Fennoscandia, but also Poland and Romania.
synonyms
Adelges pectinatae; ? Buchneria pectinatae (Nördlinger).
references
Albrecht (2017a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Görür, Işik, Akyürek & Zeybekoğlu (2009a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).