''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...

and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. (2013)
Is ecological speciation a major trend in aphids? Insights from a molecular phylogeny of the conifer-feeding genus ''Cinara''.
''Frontiers in Zoology'' 10 56. Some species are pests that attack cultivated

Christmas tree A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas. The custom was further developed in early modern ...

s. The parasitoid wasp species in the genus ''

Pauesia ''Pauesia'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the subfamily Aphidiinae. The species in the genus use the conifer aphids (genus ''Cinara'') as their host. '' Pauesia anatolica'' is a parasitoid of the cedar aphid '' Cinara cedri,'' and '' Pauesia ...

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Cinara cedri ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

'' has been shown to host three symbionts: '' Buchnera aphidicola'', a secondary symbiont, and bacteria in the genus '' Wolbachia''. There are about 243 species in this genus. Species include: * ''

Cinara abietis ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara acutirostris ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara confinis ''Cinara confinis'', the black stem aphid, is a species of aphid in the genus ''Cinara'', found feeding on the twigs of various species of fir (''Abies'') and on several other species of coniferous trees. This aphid has a Holarctic distribution a ...

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Cinara cupressi ''Cinara cupressi'', the cypress aphid, is a brownish soft-bodied aphid. It sucks sap from twigs of conifers, and can cause damage to the tree, ranging from discoloring of the affected twig to the death of the tree. This insect appears to have o ...

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Cinara fornacula ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara laricis ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara piceae ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the Pinaceae, pine and Cupressaceae, cypress families. ...

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Cinara piceicola ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara pini ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

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Cinara pilicornis ''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'').An Entomophthora Species on Cinara pilicornis ...

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Cinara strobi ''Cinara'', the conifer aphids or giant conifer aphids, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. They are widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.Jousselin, E., et al. ( ...

References

External links

Bugguide.net. Genus ''Cinara'' - Giant Conifer Aphids
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