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Cinara (Cinara) curvipes (Patch, 1912)

balsam fir aphid; puceron du sapin

Nomenclature (31)

  • Lachnus curvipes Patch, 1912: 161.
  • Lachnus curvipes Patch, 1912 in Oestlund, 1923: 118.
  • Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912) in Binazzi, Strangi, Paoli, Sabbatini Peverieri, Roversi & Binazzi, 2017: 79. Key
  • Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912) in Wieczorek, Bugaj-Nawrocka, Borowiak-Sobkowiak, Endrestøl, Ravn, Solarz & Durak, 2025: 258.

Nomenclature references (31)

  • Albrecht, A.C. (2017) Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha). European Journal of Taxonomy, 338, 1–160. [in English] https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.338
  • Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Chapter 9.2 (2010) BioRisk, 4, 435–474. [in English] https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.4.57
  • Bartholomew, P.S. (1932) Six new species of aphids, with records of other species new to California. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 25(4), 713–729. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/25.4.713
  • Binazzi, A. & Scheurer, S. (2009) Atlas of the Honeydew Producing Conifer Aphids of Europe. Aracne editrice S.r.l., Rome, 127 pp. [in English]
  • Binazzi, F., Strangi, A., Paoli, F., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Roversi, P.F. & Binazzi, A. (2017) A new aphid subspecies on the endemic Cyprus cedar Cedrus brevifolia: Cinara cedri brevifoliae ssp.n. (Aphididae Lachninae). Bulletin of Insectology, 70(1), 75–82.
  • Bradley, G.A. (1951) A field key to the species of Cinara (Homoptera: Aphididae) of Canada east of the Rockies. The Canadian Entomologist, 83(12), 333–335. [in English] https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent83333-12
  • Bradley, G.A. (1959) Feeding sites of aphids of the genus Cinara Curtis (Homoptera: Aphididae) in northwestern Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist, 91(10), 670–671. [in English] https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent91670-10
  • Börner, C.J.B. & Heinze, K. (1957) Aphidina - Aphidoidea Blattläuse, plantlice (aphids), pucerons (aphides). In L. Reh (Ed.). Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten von Prof. Dr. Paul Sorauer. Paul Parey, Berlin. Vol. 5, Issue 4, 402 pp. [in German]
  • Eastop, V.F. & Hille Ris Lambers, D. (1976) Survey of the World’s Aphids. Dr. W. Junk, The Hague, 573 pp. [in English]
  • Gillette, C.P. & Palmer, M.A. (1931) The Aphidae of Colorado. Part 1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 24(4), 827–934. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/24.4.827
  • Gittins, A.R., Bishop, G.W., Knowlton, G.F. & Parker, E.J. (1976) An annotated list of the aphids of Idaho (Homoptera: Aphidae). Bulletin of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, 96, 47 pp. [in English]
  • Görür, G., Toper Kaygin, A., Şenol, Ö. & Akyildirim, H. (2015) Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912) (Hemiptera; Aphididae) as new aphid species for Turkish aphidofauna. 16(1), 37–39.
  • Halaj, R. & Osiadacz, B. (2015) On foreign land: the conquest of Europe by Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 62(2), 261–265. [in English] https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.62.6457
  • Hottes, F.C. & Essig, E.O. (1954) Descriptions and notes on some species of Cinara (Aphidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 67, 151–157.
  • Hottes, F.C. (1960) Notes on and a key to the species of Cinara (Family Aphidae) which have Abies sp. as host. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 73, 221–233.
  • Knowlton, G.F. & Smith, C.F. (1938) Notes on western conifer aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae). Entomological News, 49(3), 65–69. [in English] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2573211
  • Knowlton, G.F. (1930) Notes on Utah Lachnea (Aphididae). Canadian Entomologist, 62(7), 152–161. [in English] https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent62152b-7
  • Knowlton, G.F. (1935) Aphid notes. The Canadian Entomologist, 67(9), 190–195. [in English] https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent67190-9
  • Oestlund, O.W. (1923) A synoptical key to the Aphididae of Minnesota. Report of the State Entomologist of Minnesota, 19, 114–151. [1922; in English] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13086696
  • Oestlund, O.W. (1942) Systema Aphididae. A Guide to the Phylogeny of the Aphids or Plant Lice. Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, Illinois, USA, 78 pp. [in English]
  • Olbrechtová, J. (2007) First occurrence of Cinara curvipes Patch 1912 on white fir (Abies concolor (Gordon et Glendenning) Hildebrand 1861) in the Czech Republic. Aphids and Other Hemipterous Insects, 13, 43–49.
  • Palmer, M.A. (1952) Aphids of the Rocky Mountain Region. The Thomas Say Foundation, 5, 452 pp. [in English] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62388146
  • Patch, E.M. (1912) Aphid pests of Maine. Bulletin of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 202, 159–178. [in English]
  • Poljakovic-Pajnik, L. & Petrović-Obradović, O. (2002) Bow-legged fir aphid Cinara curvipes (Patch) (Aphididae, Homoptera) new pest of Abies concolor in Serbia. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 7(1/2), 147–150.
  • Remaudière, G. & Remaudière, M. (1997) Catalogue of the World’s Aphididae. INRA, Paris, 473 pp. [in French, English]
  • Scheurer, S. & Binazzi, A. (2004) Notes on bio-ecology and ethology of Cinara curvipes (Partch), a newly introduced species into Europe (Aphididae Lachninae). Redia, 87, 61–65.
  • Smith, C.F. & Parron, C.S. (1978) An annotated list of Aphididae (Homoptera) of North America. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin, 255, 428 pp. [in English] Available at https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/ua101_001_301466_20220517_34782
  • Voegtlin, D.J. & Bridges, C.A. (1988) Catalog of the Cinara species of North America (Homoptera: Aphididae). Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication, 8, 55 pp. [in English] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61112861
  • Voegtlin, D.J. (1976) In A biosystematic study of Cinara spp. (Homoptera: Aphididae) of the conifers of the westside Sierra forests. 208 pp.
  • Wieczorek, K., Bugaj-Nawrocka, A., Borowiak-Sobkowiak, B., Endrestøl, A., Ravn, H.P., Solarz, W. & Durak, R. (2025) Adapting to change: exploring the distribution dynamics of the alien and potentially invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the context of global warming. The European Zoological Journal, 92(1), 258–279. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2024.2449152
  • Wilson, H.F. (1923) Tribe Lachnini. Bulletin of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey, 34, 256–271. [in English]

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1045