Macromyzus Takahashi (Hemiptera, Aphididae), a generic account, description of one new species, and keys to species Author Su, Xiao-Mei Author Qiao, Ge-Xia text Zootaxa 2010 2619 1 13 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.198018 80833b68-3f9b-407e-8625-5319d2c90605 1175-5326 198018 Macromyzus ( Anthracosiphoniella ) maculatus (Basu) newly recorded from China Anthracosiphoniella maculatum Basu, 1969 : 169 . Macromyzus ( Anthracosiphoniella ) maculatus (Basu) : Raychaudhuri, 1980 : 165 ; Remaudière & Remaudière, 1997 : 108 ; Blackman & Eastop, 2006 : 1191 . Material examined. 7 apterous viviparous females and 5 alate viviparous females, Sichuan (Emei Mountain), 12 August 1936 , No. Y 7957, on a kind of fern, coll. Takahashi, R.; 1 apterous viviparous female and 1 apterous nymph, Guangxi (Napo County), 4 April 1998 , No. 11733, on a kind of fern, coll. G.X. Qiao; 4 apterous viviparous females, Tibet (Pailong County, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon), 2 September 2005 , No. 18393 (2 slides), on a kind of fern, coll. D. Zhang. Comments. The species is recognized for the first time in China . Distribution. China : Sichuan, Guangxi, Tibet; India . Biology. The species is associated with Asplenium esculentum (Aspleniaceae) , Athyrium sp. ( Polypodiaceae ) and Dryopteris molle (Dryopteridaceae) ( Raychaudhuri, 1980 ), and some unidentified ferns. They infest the underside of the fronds of the fern without causing distinct injury. The species reproduces viviparously throughout the year in Darjeeling, India . Ants do not attend the aphids ( Basu, 1969 ).