Classification
Aphidinae: Macrosiphini
Diagnosis
Apterae are pale green to yellowish, antenna and legs pale with tips darker. Siphunculi tubular and completely pale, eyes red. Dorsum covered with capitate hairs which can be easily seen through ordinary magnifying lens. On undersides of leaves of chrysanthemums, often forming large colonies on yellowing leaves.
Distribution
South Africa, Europe, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Korea, Japan, Australia, North and South America. India: Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka.
Host plant(s)
Asteraceae: Chrysanthemum sp.
Measurements
Aptera: Length of body 2.28, width 0.97; antenna 2.69, segments III:IV:V:VI 0.52:0.47:0.45:(0.14+0.84); u.r.s. 0.10; h.t.2 0.12; siphunculus 0.46; cauda 0.23.
Seasonal occurrence
January to March.