Cinara

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Cinara

Genus of true bugs

For the island in the Aegean Sea, see Cinara (island).

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

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Eggs of Cinara strobi on Eastern white pine

These aphids specialize on conifers in the pine and cypress families.[1]

Some species are pests that attack cultivated Christmas trees. The parasitoid wasp species in the genus Pauesia are specific to the genus.

Cinara cedri has been shown to host three symbionts: Buchnera aphidicola, a secondary symbiont, and bacteria in the genus Wolbachia.[2]

There are about 243 species in this genus.[1]

Species include:

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Gómez-Valero, L.; Soriano-Navarro, M.; Pérez-Brocal, V.; Heddi, A.; Moya, A.; Garcia-Verdugo, J. M.; Latorre, A. (2004). "Coexistence of Wolbachia with Buchnera aphidicola and a secondary symbiont in the aphid Cinara cedri". Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (19): 6626–33. doi:10.1128/JB.186.19.6626-6633.2004. PMC 516615. PMID 15375144.
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