identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9A8CADECF2230.text	03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9A8CADECF2230.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aclerda berlesii Buffa 1897	<div><p>Aclerda berlesii Buffa, 1897</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species as very common in both Malta and Gozo. Malta was also included in its distribution range by Borchsenius (1960). The record of Asphodelococcus berlesii Buffa (Pseudococcidae) for Malta in Danzig &amp; Watson (2014) is an erroneous combination and refers to this aclerdid species.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Valletta, x.1919, 2 ♀♀ on Arundo donax, PB (BMNH); Għajn Riħana, 17.v.2012, 6 ♀♀ on A. donax, AR, DM &amp; GM; Qawra, 15.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on A. donax, CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on A. donax, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9A8CADECF2230	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AE9AD9502110.text	03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AE9AD9502110.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterodiaspis ilicicola (Targioni Tozzetti 1888)	<div><p>Asterodiaspis ilicicola (Targioni Tozzetti, 1888)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Asterolecanium ilicicola) as a rare species occurring “here and there on Quercus ilex at Wardija, Buskett and Wied Ħazrun”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AE9AD9502110	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AD42DC8E2015.text	03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AD42DC8E2015.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Bambusaspis bambusae (Boisduval 1869)	<div><p>● Bambusaspis bambusae (Boisduval, 1869)</p> <p>The species is probably of Oriental origin and represents an established introduction.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 10 ♀♀ on Bambusa sp., DM, GM &amp; AR.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C468FF94A1F9AD42DC8E2015	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C468FF93A1F9AC4CD8EE27EA.text	03FC0D62C468FF93A1F9AC4CD8EE27EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pollinia pollini (Costa 1857) Targioni-Tozzetti 1868	<div><p>Pollinia pollini (Costa, 1857)</p> <p>Recorded by Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007) as relatively common on Olea europea. In unpublished correspondence by D.J. Williams of the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London to J.M. Wilkinson of the Government of Malta, dated 4 th February 1970, the presence of this scale insect was confirmed from material collected in Malta at that time, indicating its presence in Malta earlier than the records in Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C468FF93A1F9AC4CD8EE27EA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A9AFDDF52407.text	03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A9AFDDF52407.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock 1881	<div><p>Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881</p> <p>A Neotropical species recorded by Saliba (1963) as fairly common on citrus, and by Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Lija, 18.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Citrus reticulata, DM; Bir id-Deheb, 27.iii.94, 4 ♀♀ on Cydonia oblonga, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A9AFDDF52407	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A8B3D92F2246.text	03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A8B3D92F2246.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Another Neotropical introduction, first recorded by Borg (1898). Borg’s (1919; 1922a: 85) records of Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock represent misidentifications of C. rusci (Ben-Dov et al., 2014). Borg (1922a: 85) wrote that this scale “has been introduced in these islands probably towards 1905, and sometimes is common on the false pepper (Schinus molle) and on the quince, but has not been noticed on Citrus trees”. He also recorded it as rather rare on pear (Borg, 1922a: 242) and on strawberry (Borg, 1922a: 621). Borg (1932) stated that it was “very common on the common Fig (Ficus carica) and on the Custard Apple (Annona cherimolia), in both islands. It is also frequent on the Quince, the Vine and the Apple. It is rare on Citrus trees, the Pear, and on certain creepers, such as Ipomoea, Phaseolus caracalla, etc.” Saliba (1963) stated that this scale was very common on apple, citrus, fig, mulberry and pear. It was recorded again by Farrugia (1998) and Mifsud et al. (2012).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Żejtun, 11.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on C. sinensis, DM; Chadwick lakes, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, GW; Rabat 12.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Pittosporum sp., GW; Buskett, 24.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Pistacia lentiscus, DM; Mellieħa, 8.x.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, MS.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9A8B3D92F2246	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AEF3D975216E.text	03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AEF3D975216E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio 1900	<div><p>Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900</p> <p>Borg (1932) stated that this scale has been present in Malta since 1912, with records from Schinus molle and the common fig from Ħamrun and Birkirkara. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AEF3D975216E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46FFF92A1F9AD9BDE6626ED.text	03FC0D62C46FFF92A1F9AD9BDE6626ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919; 1922a: 83) recorded this scale (as Lecanium hesperidum) as fairly common on citrus trees. Borg (1932) recorded it as “frequent and often common in summer on Citrus trees. Found also on several ornamental trees and climbers”, whereas Saliba (1963) stated that it was occasionally found on mulberry. Coccus hesperidum was recorded again by Farrugia (1998) and Mifsud et al. (2012).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Żejtun, 11.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on C. sinensis, DM; Mosta, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, SC; Burmarrad, 14.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Chamerops sp., DM; Bir id-Deheb, 20.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Eriobotrya japonica, DM; Marsa, 21.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Nerium oleander, DM; Żejtun, 29.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Ficus nitida, DM; Wied Babù, 17.iv.1994, 1 ♀ on Rhamnus oleoides, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 7.iii.1995, 3 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 12.xi.1996, 2 ♀♀ on Nerium oleander, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 5.iii.1997, 1 ♀ on C. aurantium, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 3.iv.1997, 3 ♀♀ on C. aurantium, CF; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Cycas sp., CM; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on L. nobilis, CM; Bugibba, 14.ii.2014, 2 ♀♀ on Citrus sinensis, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2014, 2 ♀♀ on L. nobilis, CM; Qawra, 15.ii.2014, 2 ♀♀ on Schinus terebinthifolius, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 1 ♀ on C. limon, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2014, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Citrus, AR, DM &amp; GM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on L. nobilis, SA; Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on C. sinensis, GW.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46FFF92A1F9AD9BDE6626ED	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AA17DE5526CA.text	03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AA17DE5526CA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Russellaspis pustulans (Cockerell 1892)	<div><p>Russellaspis pustulans (Cockerell, 1892)</p> <p>This species is not native to the Mediterranean basin. Stumpf &amp; Lambdin (2006) said it had been reported from Malta, but gave no further details on the source of this information. Russellaspis pustulans is present also in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel and Italy in the Mediterranean region (Ben-Dov et al., 2014). No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46FFF93A1F9AA17DE5526CA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A919D818259A.text	03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A919D818259A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Coccus longulus (Douglas 1887)	<div><p>● Coccus longulus (Douglas, 1887)</p> <p>This cryptogenic tropical to subtropical species is an established introduction. Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A919D818259A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A9C1DFAF2498.text	03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A9C1DFAF2498.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eulecanium tiliae (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Eulecanium tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Borg (1932) stated that this species (as Eulecanium coryli (Linnaeus)) had been “long known to exist on the Peartree in most gardens and groves where this fruit tree is grown, but is far from common, except in very sheltered situations”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A9C1DFAF2498	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A8CAD86823F8.text	03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A8CAD86823F8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Filippia follicularis (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)	<div><p>Filippia follicularis (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)</p> <p>This species was correctly recorded by Borg (1919). Borg’s (1932) record of Philippia oleae (Costa) was a misidentification and should refer to Filippia follicularis (Ben-Dov et al., 2014). Borg (1932) stated that the species was found “here and there on the olive tree in both islands; more frequent at St. Julian’s, Sliema and San Anton Gardens”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9A8CAD86823F8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9AE2AD80522D8.text	03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9AE2AD80522D8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lichtensia viburni Signoret 1873	<div><p>Lichtensia viburni Signoret, 1873</p> <p>Borg (1932) said that Lichtensia viburni was present here and there on olive trees on both islands, more frequently in St. Julian’s, Sliema and San Anton Garden. Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007) recorded it as widely distributed in the Maltese Islands.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Qawra, 16.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Olea europaea, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F9AE2AD80522D8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F8AD17DE5521CA.text	03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F8AD17DE5521CA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parthenolecanium corni (Bouche 1844)	<div><p>Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844)</p> <p>Borg (1919) recorded this species as Lecanium corni and stated that it might be considered as one of the rarer species. Borg (1932) recorded it as Eulecanium corni and said that it was “an uncommon species occasionally met with on the Peach, Maclura aurantiaca, Rose and other non-specified host plants”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF92A1F8AD17DE5521CA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46EFF91A1F9AC77DD8527E8.text	03FC0D62C46EFF91A1F9AC77DD8527E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parthenolecanium persicae (Fabricius 1776)	<div><p>Parthenolecanium persicae (Fabricius, 1776)</p> <p>Borg’s (1919) record of Lecanium nigrofasciatum Pergande was a misidentification of P. persicae (Ben-Dov et al., 2014). Borg (1932) recorded it (as Eulecanium persicae) as rare in Malta, on peaches and nectarine at Attard, Lija, Birkirkara, Sliema and other non-specified localities.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 13.vi.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Morus sp., JI; Qawra, 16.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on unidentified Fabaceae, CM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46EFF91A1F9AC77DD8527E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AA27DF3526DA.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AA27DF3526DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell 1894) Coccoidea	<div><p>Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell, 1894)</p> <p>Recorded by Mifsud &amp; Porcelli (2011).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Hedera helix, CM; Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 3 ♀♀ on Schefflera actinophylla, CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on H. helix, CM; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, on Myrtus communis, DM, GM &amp; AR.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AA27DF3526DA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A910D80F25EB.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A910D80F25EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood 1870)	<div><p>Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as being frequent on orange and bay trees at San Anton Gardens and its neighbourhood in Spring and early Summer, but much less frequent later in the season.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Pittosporum sp., GW.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A910D80F25EB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A821DD7B24D5.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A821DD7B24D5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pulvinaria vitis (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Pulvinaria vitis (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Borg (1919; 1922a: 595) recorded this species as occasionally present in vineyards. Borg (1932) indicated the species was rare, occurring on grape vines at Għajn Żnuber, Għajn Tuffieħa and Baħrija. It was recorded again by Saliba (1963) as fairly common on vines, and by Vella (1991). No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9A821DD7B24D5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AF13DC9323EA.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AF13DC9323EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi (Vallot 1829)	<div><p>Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi (Vallot, 1829)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species as “common on Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme and other species, at Buskett, Floriana Gardens etc. Found also at Xlendi etc. in Gozo ”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AF13DC9323EA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AE20D81D2243.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AE20D81D2243.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret 1873)	<div><p>● Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret, 1873)</p> <p>Material examined: GOZO, Xlendi, 29.iv.2012, 12 ♀♀ on Phagnalon rupestre, SM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AE20D81D2243	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AEF9D93521C6.text	03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AEF9D93521C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Saissetia coffeae (Walker 1852)	<div><p>Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852)</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919) recorded this species as Lecanium hemisphaericum Targ. and Borg (1932) as Saissetia hemisphaerica (Targioni Tozzetti). The latter report stated that it is “frequent, and often common, on Schinus molle, Antigonon leptopus, species of Begonia and Aralia, Ferns, Cestrum fastigiatum, Cycas revoluta, etc. Rare on Citrus trees.” Saliba (1963) recorded it as fairly common on citrus. Ferns are a favoured host of this insect.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Bir id-Deheb, 27.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Dieffenbachia sp., DM; Żejtun, 13.xi. 2004, 2 ♀♀ on Phalenopsis sp., DM; Qawra, 12.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Olea europaea, CM; Qawra, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Adiantum capillus-veneris, CM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on A. capillus-veneris, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF91A1F9AEF9D93521C6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46DFF90A1F9AC7FDF0A2595.text	03FC0D62C46DFF90A1F9AC7FDF0A2595.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Saissetia oleae (Olivier 1791)	<div><p>Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919) recorded this species (as Lecanium oleae) as an important pest affecting citrus and to a lesser extent olive cultivation. Borg (1922a: 83) wrote that this scale was “very common everywhere in our groves, and is also found on the Olive, stone-fruit-trees, and many ornamental trees and shrubs, as well as on Capsicums and other annuals” and was also found on pear growing near citrus (Borg, 1922a: 242) and on cherries (Borg, 1922a: 381). Borg (1932) described S. oleae as very common on citrus and olive trees, Cycas revoluta, Abutilon, Hibiscus, Myrtus, Nerium oleander, Pistacia lentiscus, P. terebinthus, Punica granatum, and other non-specified host plants. Saliba (1963) stated that it was very common on orange, fairly common on other citrus, apple, pear, olive, cherry and mulberry. More recently, it was recorded again by Farrugia (1998), Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007) &amp; Mifsud et al. (2012).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, Buskett, 9.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Olea europaea, DM; Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Pittosporum sp., CC; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Cycas revoluta, GW; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Euonymus sp., CC; Marsa, 13.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Casuarina sp., GW; Marsa, 13.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on O. europaea, BW; Marsa, 13.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus sp., GW; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Howeia foersteriana, GW; Wied Babù, 17.vi.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Rhamnus oleoides, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 7.xi.1996, 6 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 24.iii.1997, 4 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CF; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Nerium oleander, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CM; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Myrtus communis, AR, GM &amp; DM. GOZO, Victoria, 17.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Nerium oleander, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46DFF90A1F9AC7FDF0A2595	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9A80BDF7E2486.text	03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9A80BDF7E2486.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Adiscodiaspis ericicola (Marchal 1909)	<div><p>Adiscodiaspis ericicola (Marchal, 1909)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as being frequently found on Erica multiflora at Buskett, Wardija and Wied Incita. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9A80BDF7E2486	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AF3CD8DC2397.text	03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AF3CD8DC2397.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aonidia lauri (Bouche 1833)	<div><p>Aonidia lauri (Bouché, 1833)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as being frequently or commonly found wherever Laurus nobilis grows.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 24.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, MS; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, 7 ♀♀ on L. nobilis, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 10 ♀♀ on L. nobilis, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AF3CD8DC2397	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AFD2DE312253.text	03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AFD2DE312253.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aonidia mediterranea (Lindinger 1910)	<div><p>Aonidia? mediterranea (Lindinger, 1910)</p> <p>Recorded as Aonidia ? mediterranea by Nucifora &amp; Watson (2001) from material collected by DM on Cupressus sempervirens, in Mosta, Malta, 13.iii.1994.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AFD2DE312253	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AE89D8832037.text	03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AE89D8832037.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell 1879) Coccoidea	<div><p>Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)</p> <p>First reported as occurring in Malta by Leonardi (1920). Borg (1932) wrote that this species seemed to be of recent importation and was frequently found on citrus trees. It was also recorded by Saliba (1963) (as Anidiella aurantii) as common on oranges, and again by Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, DM; Marsa, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Citrus spp., DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 24.ii.1997, 1 ♀ on Morus sp., CF; Valletta, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Euonymus japonica, CM; Floriana, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on E. japonica, CM; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on E. japonica, Rosa sp. and C. sinensis CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. sinensis and C. limon, CM; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Citrus sp., AR, DM &amp; GM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AE89D8832037	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AC72D80D20CC.text	03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AC72D80D20CC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aspidiotus hedericola Leonardi 1920	<div><p>Aspidiotus hedericola Leonardi, 1918</p> <p>Recorded from the Maltese Islands for the first time in FaEu (Danzig &amp; Watson, 2014), based on the material listed below.</p> <p>Material examined: GOZO, Xewkija, 16.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Hedera helix, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C46CFF90A1F9AC72D80D20CC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9ABAAD89024FA.text	03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9ABAAD89024FA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aspidiotus nerii Bouche 1833	<div><p>Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, 1833</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919) recorded this species under three different names: Aspidiotus hederae, A. limon and A. nerii. Borg (1922a: 77, 242, 337, 381) recorded it (as Aspidiotus limonii Signoret) being “very prevalent in our Citrus groves; as common on pear; a frequent source of trouble on our peach and nectarine trees; and as common on cherries”. Borg (1932) recorded this species as “very common on ivy, oleander, acacias, olive trees, carob trees, lemon trees, cycads, agave, roses, caper bush, etc”. It was also recorded by Saliba (1963) as common on almond, cherry, citrus, carob, mulberry, peach, pear and plum. Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007) said that the scale was rather frequent on Malta, Gozo and Comino.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 9.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Olea europaea, DM; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Pittosporum sp., GW; Mosta, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on O. europaea, SC; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on O. europaea, BW; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 7 ♀♀ on Dracaena, GW; Burmarrad, 14.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Chamaerops, DM; Mosta, 16.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Pittosporum sp., GW; Mistra Valley, 24.iv.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Ceratonia siliqua, DM; Mosta, 23.vi.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Asparagus sp., DM; Mosta, 23.vi.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Hedera helix, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 7.xi.1996, 4 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CF; Wied Ħas-Sabtan, 20.xii.1996, 6 ♀♀ on Teucrium flavum, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 24.ii.1997, 4 ♀♀ on Morus sp., CF; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 7 ♀♀ on Euonymus sp., CC; Marsa, Għammieri, 9.i.1999, 1 ♀ on Ceratonia siliqua, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 23.ii.2007, 5 ♀♀ on O. europaea, DM; Qawra, 12.ii.2012, 6 ♀♀ on O. europea and Pittosporum tobira, CM; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM; Valletta, St. John Square, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Strelitzia, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 6 ♀♀ on Nerium oleander and Cycas revoluta, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on O. europaea, CM; Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 12 ♀♀ on O. europaea, Hedera helix and Yucca sp., CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Nerium oleander, CM; Sliema, 18.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Strelitzia, CM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Howardia, JC; Xewkija, 16.iii.1994, 9 ♀♀ on Erica multiflora, DM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9ABAAD89024FA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AF21DE55239D.text	03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AF21DE55239D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche 1833)	<div><p>Aulacaspis rosae (Bouché, 1833)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as frequent and injurious on roses, particularly on climbers. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AF21DE55239D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AFC9D82622FD.text	03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AFC9D82622FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carulaspis juniperi (Bouche 1851)	<div><p>Carulaspis juniperi (Bouché, 1851)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Diaspis visci (Schr.) Linding.) as frequent on Cupressus sempervirens, Juniperus virginiana, Callitris quadrivalvis and Thuja occidentalis. It was also recorded by Danzig &amp; Pellizari (1998), who gave no further details.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Cedrus atlantica, GW.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AFC9D82622FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AD29D9D12070.text	03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AD29D9D12070.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carulaspis minima (Signoret 1869)	<div><p>Carulaspis minima (Signoret, 1869)</p> <p>Recorded by Danzig &amp; Watson (2014) as present in Malta, based on the first sample listed below.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 8 ♀♀ on Cupressus sempervirens, DM; Dingli, 13.vi.1994, 4 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 7.xi.1996, 4 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 15.ii.1997 5 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, DM; Valletta, St. John Square, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 14 ♀♀ on Thuja sp., CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 12 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM; Rabat, 15.ii.2012, 6 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 11 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM. GOZO, Victoria, 17.ii.2012, 22 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AD29D9D12070	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AC41D8B220E0.text	03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AC41D8B220E0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chionaspis etrusca Leonardi 1908	<div><p>● Chionaspis etrusca Leonardi, 1908</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Marsaxlokk, 17.v.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Tamarix africana, DM, AR &amp; GM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C463FF9FA1F9AC41D8B220E0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9ABAADF152620.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9ABAADF152620.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chionaspis salicis (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Chionaspis salicis (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as frequent on Salix spp., Populus spp., Pyrus sorbus, Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus spp. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9ABAADF152620	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AA5FDFFC2536.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AA5FDFFC2536.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Reported by Saliba (1963) as fairly common on citrus.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 24.ii.2007, 9 ♀♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Żejtun, 2.ii.2007, 3 ♀♀ on C. aurantium, DM; Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Ficus benjamina, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AA5FDFFC2536	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A963D91E24AA.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A963D91E24AA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan 1889)	<div><p>Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan, 1889)</p> <p>Borg (1919; 1922a: 78) wrote that “this scale has been introduced in Malta from Catania (Sicily) in 1911 on rosebushes and other ornamental plants, and in three or four years it has spread with marvellous rapidity to most groves and gardens in the island”. Borg (1922a: 242) said that it was often troublesome to pear cultivation. Borg (1932) stated that it was especially injurious to lemon trees and roses, often killing them, and that it was also frequent on Gozo. Saliba (1963) recorded this species as common on citrus and occasional on pear.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Citrus sinensis, SC; Marsa, Għammieri, 13.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on C. sinensis and C. auranti, DM; Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Ficus benjamina, CM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A963D91E24AA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A8D7DF7E238A.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A8D7DF7E238A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis 1843)	<div><p>Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Aspidiotus ostraeformis) as common on Populus alba, Morus papyrifera, M. alba, M. nigra, Crataegus oxyacantha, C. azalorus, Ficus carica, F.elastica, F. dealbata, Acacia cyanophylla, A. saligna, A. eburnean and Wigandia caracasana. Saliba (1963) recorded this scale as occasional on fig and mulberry. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9A8D7DF7E238A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AE37DFFF22B2.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AE37DFFF22B2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspidiotus pyri (Lichtenstein 1881)	<div><p>Diaspidiotus pyri (Lichtenstein, 1881)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Aspidiotus pyri) as infrequent on apple and pear trees at Balzan, Lija and Attard. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AE37DFFF22B2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AEDFDC93215A.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AEDFDC93215A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspidiotus viticola (Leonardi 1913)	<div><p>Diaspidiotus viticola (Leonardi, 1913)</p> <p>Reported by Saliba (1963) as occasional on grape vines. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AEDFDC93215A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AD87D81D2002.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AD87D81D2002.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret 1869	<div><p>Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869</p> <p>This scale was recorded from Malta by Danzig &amp; Pellizzari (1998); no further details were provided. Material examined: MALTA, Qawra, 12.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on unhealthy palm, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AD87D81D2002	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AC54DFFE20D3.text	03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AC54DFFE20D3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner 1778)	<div><p>Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner, 1778)</p> <p>Diaspis bromeliae was recorded from Malta by Danzig &amp; Pellizzari (1998), who did not provide any collection details. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C462FF9EA1F9AC54DFFE20D3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9ABAAD8B12658.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9ABAAD8B12658.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diaspis echinocacti (Bouche 1833)	<div><p>Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1833)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Diaspis calyptroides Costa), occurring on Cereus peruvianus, C. grandiflorus, C. macdonaldi, Echinopsis eyriesii and various species of Opuntia.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Siggiewi, 19.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Zygocactus truncatus, SA; Għargħur, 11.viii.1994, 11.viii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Opuntia sp., DM; Qawra, 17.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Opuntia sp., CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9ABAAD8B12658	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AA8ADF15255D.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AA8ADF15255D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Duplachionaspis berlesii (Leonardi 1898)	<div><p>Duplachionaspis berlesii (Leonardi, 1898)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Chionaspis berlesei Leon.) on Asparagus aphyllus, A. acutifolius and Smilax aspera, from Wied Incita, Iklin, Wied il-Għasel on Malta; and from Mgarr ix-Xini, Ta’ Cenc and Nadur on Gozo. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AA8ADF15255D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A991D8DA2430.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A991D8DA2430.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Duplachionaspis sicula (Lupo 1938)	<div><p>● Duplachionaspis sicula (Lupo, 1938)</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Wied il-Għasel, 19.i.1997, 4 ♀♀ on Hyporrhenia huta, CF.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A991D8DA2430	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A868DD7B231F.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A868DD7B231F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Epidiaspis leperii (Signoret 1869)	<div><p>Epidiaspis leperii (Signoret, 1869)</p> <p>Borg (1919) recorded this species as Epidiaspis piricola del Guercio and reported its presence in crevices and depressions of the bark of plums, peaches, apple and other fruit trees. It was recorded again by Borg (1932) (as Diaspis leperii) and Saliba (1963) on apple, pear and plum. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9A868DD7B231F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AF57D8B42242.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AF57D8B42242.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Fiorinia fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti 1867) Coccoidea	<div><p>Fiorinia fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)</p> <p>Borg (1922b; 1932) gave an account of the introduction of this species to Malta and recorded it on Camellia japonica, Howeia spp. and other palms, fruits and leaves of citrus, and on evergreen woody shrubs at the following localities: Argotti Botanical Gardens (Floriana), San Anton Gardens (Attard), Lija, Mosta and other non-specified locations.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on Camellia sp., GW; Sliema, 2.xi.1995, 5 ♀♀ on Strelitzia reginae, EL; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 3 ♀♀ on Howeia sp., AR, DM &amp; GM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AF57D8B42242	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AEF5DF152170.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AEF5DF152170.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gonaspidiotus minimus (Leonardi 1896)	<div><p>Gonaspidiotus minimus (Leonardi in Berlese &amp; Leonardi, 1896)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Hemiberlesia minima), as frequently found on Quercus ilex at Buskett and Wardija. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AEF5DF152170	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AD9DD89B20E4.text	03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AD9DD89B20E4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret 1869)	<div><p>Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret, 1869)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Aspidiotus cyanophylli) on Annona cherimolia, Brachychiton populneum, Aralia veitchi, A. elegantissima, Monstera deliciosa, Anthurium spp., Cereus, Ficus altissima, F. rubiginosa, and other non-specified greenhouse plants. The genus Abgrallaspis was synonymised under Hemiberlesia by Normark et al. (2014).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Sliema, 10.ii.2007, 3 ♀♀ on Crassula sp., DM. GOZO, Xewkija, 16.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Eriobotrya japonica, DM; Xewkija, 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Hypericum aegypticum, DM; Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Laurus nobilis, SA; Xlendi, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on H. aegypticum, SA.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C461FF9DA1F9AD9DD89B20E4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9ABAAD81B26C8.text	03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9ABAAD81B26C8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret 1869) Coccoidea	<div><p>Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as frequent on Livistona chinensis, L. australis and other palms.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Bir id-Deheb, 20.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on unidentified succulent plant, DM; Bir id-Deheb, 22.iv.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Vitis vinifera, DM; Bir id-Deheb, 22.iv.1994, 2 ♀♀ on V. vinifera, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 24.ii.1997, 4 ♀♀ on Morus sp., CF; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Cycas revoluta, CM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on C. revoluta, CM; Qawra, 15.ii.2012, 6 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, CM; Qawra, 16.ii.2012, 22 ♀♀ on bark of Lonicera implexa, CM; Qawra, 16.ii.2012, 3 ♀♀ on Olea europaea, CM; Vittoriosa, 16.ii.2012, 14 ♀♀ on Hedera helix and Yucca sp., CM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, SA; Xewkija, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on Eriobotrya japonica, GW.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9ABAAD81B26C8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A97AD80A2428.text	03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A97AD80A2428.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock 1881)	<div><p>Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock, 1881)</p> <p>Borg (1919) recorded this species (as Aspidiotus rapax), as having “appeared in Malta quite recently on some vegetable marrow, in the vicinity of Ħamrun, and was probably imported from Sicily”. Recorded also by Farrugia (1998) and Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007); the latter reported large numbers of this scale on the stems of olives.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 7 ♀♀ on Euonymus sp., CC.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A97AD80A2428	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A85ADFE523DA.text	03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A85ADFE523DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman 1869)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman, 1869)</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919) recorded this scale under the names Mytilaspis citricola Pachard and M. flavescens. Borg (1922a: 82) wrote that the scale had been “established in these islands since 1870–73. When this parasite first made its appearance in Malta, it caused a great deal of uneasiness, many [Citrus] groves suffering severely and becoming unproductive, and numbers of young trees as well as trees in full bearing were killed or became too much exhausted to be retained”. Recorded also by Saliba (1963) as occasional on orange, and by Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Marsa, Għammieri 3.iv.1999, 2 ♀♀ on Citrus aurantii, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 6.iii.1997, 1 ♀ on C. aurantii, CF; Żurrieq, 17.ii.2007, 1 ♀ on Citrus sp., DM; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Luqa, 19.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on C. limon, CM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, GW; Vittoriosa, 26.ii.1995, 1 ♀ on Citrus sp., DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9A85ADFE523DA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AE01DDC4216D.text	03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AE01DDC4216D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes conchiformis (Gmelin 1790)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes conchiformis (Gmelin, 1790)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Lepidosaphes ficifoliae), as “very common on the lower surface of the leaves of the common fig (Ficus carica) and also of Ficus Pseudo-carica and Ficus Parcelli ”, whereas Saliba (1963) indicated it was uncommon, occurring mostly on fig. More recently, Mifsud et al. (2012) confirmed the presence of this species on both Malta and Gozo.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Valletta, 13.ii.2012, 10 ♀♀ on bark of Ficus sp., CM; Qawra, 15.ii.2012, 22 ♀♀ on F. carica, CM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AE01DDC4216D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AD99DE712084.text	03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AD99DE712084.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard 1869)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard, 1869)</p> <p>Recorded by Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 12 ♀♀ on Citrus limon, DM; Żejtun, 11.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, DM; Mosta, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, MS; Marsa, Għammieri, 6.iii.1997, 1 ♀ on C. aurantium, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 3.iv.1997, 1 ♀ on C. aurantium, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 3.iv.1999, 6 ♀♀ on C. aurantium, CF; Żurrieq, 17.ii.2007, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, DM; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 7 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C460FF9CA1F9AD99DE712084	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9ABAAD8C727C5.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9ABAAD8C727C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes juniperi Lindinger 1912	<div><p>● Lepidosaphes juniperi Lindinger, 1912</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 15.ii.2012, 12 ♀♀ on Cupressus sempervirens, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9ABAAD8C727C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AA03D874256F.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AA03D874256F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)</p> <p>Apart from the above name, Borg (1919) recorded this species also as Mytilaspis pomporum Bouché, a name which was also used by Borg (1922a: 242), who wrote that this scale was frequently found on pear trees growing in sheltered and shaded situations. Borg (1932) recorded it as very common on citrus, less frequent on pears and apples and rare on plums; whereas Saliba (1963) wrote that it was common on apple, pear and plum and fairly common on citrus.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AA03D874256F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A9A4DE9E2423.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A9A4DE9E2423.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leucaspis pini (Hartig 1839)	<div><p>Leucaspis pini (Hartig, 1839)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as very common on Pinus halepensis, P. pinea and other Pinus species. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A9A4DE9E2423	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A859DCB32373.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A859DCB32373.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leucaspis pusilla Low 1883	<div><p>Leucaspis pusilla Löw, 1883</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as frequent at Buskett and Addolorata Cemetry on Pinus halepensis, P. pinea and P. canariensis.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 11 ♀♀ on Pinus sp., DM; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 22 ♀♀ on Pinus sp., CM; Rabat, 15.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on Pinus sp., CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Pinus sp., CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9A859DCB32373	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AFA9D82C220B.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AFA9D82C220B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Leucaspis riccae Targioni Tozzetti 1881	<div><p>Leucaspis riccae Targioni Tozzetti, 1881</p> <p>First reported from Malta by Leonardi (1920). Borg (1932) recorded this species as found “here and there; on olive trees at Boschetto, San Antonio, Vallone Lia, Notabile, etc”. It was recorded again by Saliba (1963) as being occasionally found on olives, also by Haber &amp; Mifsud (2007) and Mifsud et al. (2012).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AFA9D82C220B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AE41DF15213D.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AE41DF15213D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melanaspis inopinata (Leonardi 1913)	<div><p>Melanaspis inopinata (Leonardi, 1913)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Aonidiella inopinata), as occasionally found here and there on pear and apple trees. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AE41DF15213D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AD69D8DC21EC.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AD69D8DC21EC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oceanaspidiotus spinosus (Comstock 1883)	<div><p>● Oceanaspidiotus spinosus (Comstock, 1883)</p> <p>This species tends to occur on plants in nurseries. Material examined: MALTA, Sliema, 10.ii.2007, 5 ♀♀ on Crassula portulacea, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AD69D8DC21EC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AC2ADF8520AB.text	03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AC2ADF8520AB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria camelliae Comstock 1883	<div><p>Parlatoria camelliae Comstock, 1883</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Parlatoria pergandii var. camelliae) as frequent on citrus trees and Camellia japonica. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C467FF9BA1F9AC2ADF8520AB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9ABAADD7B2606.text	03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9ABAADD7B2606.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria oleae (Colvee 1880)	<div><p>Parlatoria oleae (Colvée, 1880)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as very frequent on olive, plum, almond, Jasminum officinale and J. azoricum. Saliba (1963) recorded it as common on olive, almond and plum. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9ABAADD7B2606	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AAB7D89425C0.text	03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AAB7D89425C0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria pergandii Comstock 1881	<div><p>Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, 1881</p> <p>Borg (1898) recorded this species as a recent introduction from Italy, and as being present only in some orange groves at “Casal Lia ”. Borg (1919) wrote that it “is rarely met with on wild plants and its ravages in Malta are limited to a few localities in the central parts of the island”. Borg (1922a: 79) said that this “scale has now spread to most [Citrus] groves of the Island, but so far not given cause of complaint”. It was recorded again by Saliba (1963) as common on citrus, and by Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 11.iii.1994, 6 ♀♀ on Citrus sinensis, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 5.iii.1999, 2 ♀♀ on C. aurantium, CF; St. Paul’s Bay, 22.i.1999, 6 ♀♀ on C. limon and C. aurantium, CF; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 3 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. limon and C. sinensis, CM; Qawra, 16.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on? Viburnum sp., CM. GOZO, Vittoriosa, 26.ii.1995, 3 ♀♀ on Citrus sp., DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AAB7D89425C0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9A870D92623FD.text	03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9A870D92623FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas 1853)	<div><p>Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas, 1853)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1898; 1919; 1922b) as Parlatoria lucasi Targ-Tozz. The latter two works stated that the species was spreading all over both islands and that there was no orange tree which was not infested. Borg (1922a: 80) wrote that “this scale insect appeared for the first time in Malta in 1892, in certain orange groves at “Casal Lia ”, having been imported from Palermo along with a collection of ornamental varieties of citrus trees. Its dissemination was overlooked for the first three years, but soon after the infection began to spread rapidly, and orange merchants refused to purchase the unsightly fruit”. It was also recorded by Borg (1932), Saliba (1963) and Farrugia (1998).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 12.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Citrus sinensis, SC; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Citrus sp., GW; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 10 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9A870D92623FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AE37D8602293.text	03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AE37D8602293.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret 1869)	<div><p>Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret, 1869)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Hemichionaspis aspidistrae), as frequently found on Aspidistra elatior. Aspidistra and Ophiopogon are favoured hosts. No material of this polyphagous species has been collected during this study and the possibility that it has died out of the Maltese Archipelago is not excluded.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AE37D8602293	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AEC9D96420CC.text	03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AEC9D96420CC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti 1886) Coccoidea	<div><p>Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti, 1886)</p> <p>Borg (1922a: 76, 167) wrote about the introduction of this scale to Malta in 1912 with ornamental shrubs brought over from Sicily; early action was taken and the insect was completely eradicated. He also said that “this is a solitary case of an insect parasite introduced in these islands and stamped out at once by human agency before it could spread and become established”. Strangely enough, in the same year Borg (1922b) then provided detailed information on the introduction of this species to Malta, which he first observed in May at Attard and Lija. The infestation was so severe, affecting different host-plants, and much more widespread in both Malta and Gozo, that he even said that probably the insect must have been present in Malta for at least six or seven years. He made no cross reference to what he had written in Borg (1922a); apparently the above-mentioned eradication campaign in 1912 was not as effective as Borg had described. Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Aulacaspis pentagona) as frequent or common on peach, nectarine, almond, plum, white and black mulberry, paper mulberry, citrus and rose; whereas Saliba (1963) reported the scale as common on almond, citrus, peach and mulberry.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Marsa, Għammieri, 15.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Geranium sp., DM; Lija, 18.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Pelargonium sp., DM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Coprosina sp., DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C466FF9AA1F9AEC9D96420CC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A8ACDE9E230E.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A8ACDE9E230E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acanthococcus ericae (Signoret 1875)	<div><p>Acanthococcus ericae (Signoret, 1875)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as occurring “here and there on Erica multiflora at Buskett, Wardija and Wied Incita”. Malta was also included in the distribution range of this species by Hoy (1963) and Kozár et al. (2013). No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A8ACDE9E230E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AF44DE9E221F.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AF44DE9E221F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Anophococcus formicicola (Newstead 1897) Balachowsky 1954	<div><p>Anophococcus formicicola (Newstead, 1897)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Eriococcus formicola [sic.]) as common on Cynodon dactylon on both Malta and Gozo. Hoy (1963) and Kozár et al. (2013) included Malta in the distribution range of this species. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AF44DE9E221F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AE5AD81B212D.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AE5AD81B212D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhizococcus cactearum (Leonardi 1918) Signoret 1875	<div><p>Rhizococcus cactearum (Leonardi, 1918)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as frequently found on various species of Mammillaria, Cereus, Echinocactus, Peleciphora and other non-specified plants. Hoy (1963) and Kozár et al. (2013) included Malta in the distribution range of this species. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AE5AD81B212D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AD6BD91321E6.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AD6BD91321E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhizococcus devoniensis Green 1896	<div><p>Rhizococcus devoniensis Green, 1896</p> <p>Recorded by Köhler (1998), and Kozár et al. (2013) included Malta in the distribution range of this species; no further details were provided in either paper. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AD6BD91321E6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9ABAAD84026BF.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9ABAAD84026BF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Targionia vitis (Signoret 1876)	<div><p>Targionia vitis (Signoret, 1876)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) as found here and there on grape vines. Vella (1991) stated that it was still not clear whether or not this species had already been introduced to Malta. Danzig (1993) and Borchsenius (1966) both listed Malta in the distribution of T. vitis, but gave no further locality or other source details.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 8.vii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Quercus ilex, DM; Marsaxlokk, 17.v.2012, 3 ♀♀ on Q. ilex, DM, AR &amp; GM. GOZO, Victoria, 17.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Q. ilex, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9ABAAD84026BF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AC1CD96620D0.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AC1CD96620D0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Uhleria araucariae (Maskell 1879) Cooke 1881	<div><p>Uhleria araucariae (Maskell, 1879)</p> <p>Borg (1919; 1932) recorded this species (as Eriococcus araucariae) as being frequently found on Araucaria excelsa, and that young trees often succumb to heavy attacks. Hoy (1963) and Kozár et al. (2013) included Malta in the distribution range of this species.</p> <p>Material examined: GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 8 ♀♀ on Araucaria excelsa, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AC1CD96620D0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AAFADFFE257B.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AAFADFFE257B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Unaspis euonymi (Comstock 1881)	<div><p>Unaspis euonymi (Comstock, 1881)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Chionaspis evonymii), as frequently found on Euonymus japonica and Aspidistra elatior. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9AAFADFFE257B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A9B1DE552437.text	03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A9B1DE552437.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Voraspis ceratoniae (Marchal 1904)	<div><p>Voraspis ceratoniae (Marchal, 1904)</p> <p>Recorded by Saliba (1963) (as Chionaspis ceratoniae), as fairly common on carob. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C465FF99A1F9A9B1DE552437	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF87A1F9ACA9DFA627E8.text	03FC0D62C464FF87A1F9ACA9DFA627E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amonostherium rorismarinis (Boyer de Fonscolombe 1834)	<div><p>Amonostherium rorismarinis (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Eriococcus rorismarini (Boyer de Fonscolombe)) as being frequent but nowhere common on Rosmarinus officinalis and Salvia officinalis, from the following localities on Malta: Buskett, Baħrija and Ġnejna. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF87A1F9ACA9DFA627E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AAE3DE1125BD.text	03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AAE3DE1125BD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dimargarodes mediterraneus (Silvestri 1908)	<div><p>Dimargarodes mediterraneus (Silvestri, 1908)</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Margarodes mediterraneus Silvestri) as being “frequent on the rhizomes of couch-grass (Cynodon dactylon) in many localities in Malta and probably also in Gozo ”. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AAE3DE1125BD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AF0CD85123E7.text	03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AF0CD85123E7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gueriniella serratulae (Fabricius 1775)	<div><p>Gueriniella serratulae (Fabricius, 1775)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Monophlaebus serratulae (Fab.) Leon.) [sic.] as common on thistles and other nonspecified plants at St. Julian’s and Salina in Malta.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, 1910, 3 ♀♀ on “thistle-like plant” (BMNH).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AF0CD85123E7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AE1DD8C3203B.text	03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AE1DD8C3203B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Icerya purchasi Maskell 1879	<div><p>Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879</p> <p>First intercepted at Malta in 1907, on ornamental plants coming from Sicily. The scale was first noticed in some gardens in St. Julian’s, from where it rapidly spread to Sliema and Msida; in two to three years it was well established everywhere in Malta and Gozo (Borg, 1919; 1922a: 86; Mifsud &amp; Watson, 1999; Dandria, 2010). Borg (1932) recorded the species on citrus, Acacia, Pittosporum tobira, rose trees, Robinia pseudo-acacia, Caesalpina sappan and many other non-specified plants. It was also recorded by Saliba (1963) as “very common on citrus, less so on pear and mulberry”, and by Vella (1991).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Rosmarinus officinalis, GW; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Pittosporum tobira, GW; Mġarr, 14.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Pistacia lentiscus, DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 12.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Artemisia vulgaris, CF; Qawra, 14.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Pittosporum tobira, CM; Valletta, 13.ii.2012, 1 ♀ on P. tobira, CM; Bugibba, 18.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Citrus sinensis, CM; Mdina, 19.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on C. sinensis, CM; Qawra, 19.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Rosa sp., CM; Luqa, 2 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM. GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Arisarum vulgare, DM; Victoria, 15.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9AE1DD8C3203B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9ABE4D8BF266A.text	03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9ABE4D8BF266A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Kermes vermilio Planchon 1864	<div><p>● Kermes vermilio Planchon, 1864</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 9.iii.1994, 5 first-instar larvae on Quercus ilex, GW; Floriana, 5.iv.1995, 12 first-instar larvae on Q. ilex, DM; Buskett, 18.v.2012, numerous ♀♀ on Q. ilex, AR, DM &amp; GM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9ABE4D8BF266A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9A9FBD9D62494.text	03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9A9FBD9D62494.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Micrococcidae Silvestri 1939	<div><p>Family Micrococcidae Silvestri, 1939</p> <p>● Micrococcus sp.</p> <p>The identification of this material to species level is still underway; more material is required to understand variation in this population.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Miġra Ferħa, 26.xii.1994 and 20.xii.1996, 6 ♀♀ on roots of Graminaceae, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C464FF98A1F9A9FBD9D62494	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AA1AD8ED26BA.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AA1AD8ED26BA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atrococcus achilleae (Kiritchenko 1936)	<div><p>● Atrococcus achilleae (Kiritchenko, 1936)</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Ras il-Fenek, 20.iv.1995, 6 ♀♀ on Darniella melitensis, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AA1AD8ED26BA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AAE1DD7425F6.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AAE1DD7425F6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lacombia dactyloni (Bodenheimer 1943)	<div><p>Lacombia dactyloni (Bodenheimer, 1943)</p> <p>This species was recorded from Malta under its synonym Lacombia urbani Boratynski, 1968 (Ben-Dov, 1990), which was described from material collected on Comino Island (Malta) in the nest of the ant Tapinoma erraticum (Boratynski, 1968).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Birzebbuġia, Wied Ħas-Sabtan, 16.v.2012, 3 ♀♀ on roots of Chiliadenus bocconei, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AAE1DD7425F6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A822D9DE24BD.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A822D9DE24BD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Peliococcus cycliger (Leonardi 1908)	<div><p>● Peliococcus cycliger (Leonardi, 1908)</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Għajn Riħana, 18.v.2012, 4 ♀♀ on new shoots of Olea europaea, AR, DM &amp; GM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A822D9DE24BD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A8E9D86C2340.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A8E9D86C2340.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Phenacoccus neohordei Marotta 1992	<div><p>● Phenacoccus neohordei Marotta, 1992</p> <p>The species was described from Italy and Sicily on the roots of an assortment of host plants.</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, St. Paul’s Bay, 17.v.2012, 3 ♀♀ on roots of Daucus carota, AR, DM &amp; GM; St. Paul’s Bay, 19.v.2012, 6 ♀♀ on roots of Urospermum picroides, AR, DM &amp; GM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9A8E9D86C2340	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AFF2D82522DE.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AFF2D82522DE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink 2007	<div><p>● Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink in Granara de Willink &amp; Szumik, 2007</p> <p>First record from the Maltese Islands of this Neotropical species, which was first introduced to Europe (Spain) in 1999 (Beltrà et al., 2010) on nursery plants, and has spread since to the United Kingdom and several European countries in the Mediterranean basin (Beltrà et al., 2010; Gkounti &amp; Milonas, 2013).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, immatures on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, immatures on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Qawra, 16/ 17.ii.2012, several adult ♀♀ on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Zejtun, 12.iv.2012, several adult ♀♀ on Bougainvillea sp., DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AFF2D82522DE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AD0ADC8020E6.text	03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AD0ADC8020E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Planococcus citri (Risso 1813) Coccoidea	<div><p>Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)</p> <p>Borg (1898; 1919; 1922a: 86) recorded this species as Dactylopius citri Signoret and D. destructor Comstock. Borg (1922a: 86) wrote that “it cannot be described as very destructive to our groves...”. He also recorded the mealybug from pear (Borg, 1922a: 242). Borg (1932) recorded it (as Pseudococcus citri (Risso)) as frequently and commonly found on citrus, Erythrina corallodendron, Phaseolus caracalla and on many other trees and shrubs in the Maltese Islands. Saliba (1963) stated that it was common on citrus, pear, grape vine and mulberry. It was also recorded by Vella (1991), Farrugia (1998) and Mifsud &amp; Watson (1999) as occurring mainly on citrus.</p> <p>Material examined. MALTA, Bir id-Deheb, 20.iii.1994, 9 ♀♀ on Dieffenbachia sp., DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 12.ii.1997, on Cucurbita sp., GW; Marsa, Għammieri, 12.ii.1997, 9 ♀♀ on Urtica sp., CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 3.iv.1999, 3 ♀♀ on Citrus aurantium, CF; Luqa, 25.iii.1997, 8 ♀♀ on Geranium sp., CF; Siggiewi, 26.x.1997, 1 ♀, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47BFF87A1F9AD0ADC8020E6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9ABAAD85C26F4.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9ABAAD85C26F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Planococcus ficus (Signoret 1875)	<div><p>Planococcus ficus (Signoret, 1875)</p> <p>Borg (1919) recorded this species as Dactylopius vitis Niedl. Borg (1932) recorded it under two different names: Pseudococcus vitis (Mendel) Leon. and P. ficus Fern.. For P. vitis, he stated that it was found on grape vines at Wied Qannotta, Fiddien and other non-specified locations, and for the latter name he reported it as frequent on the fruit and foliage of the common fig. The species was reported again from Malta by Mifsud &amp; Watson (1999) and Mifsud et al. (2012).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Bir id-Deheb, 22.iv.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Vitis vinifera, DM; Bingemma, 4.xii.2003, 2 ♀♀ on V. vinifera, DM; Siggiewi, 28.vii.2009, 5 ♀♀ on Ceratonia siliqua, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9ABAAD85C26F4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A932DD27258F.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A932DD27258F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Planococcus vovae (Nasonov 1909)	<div><p>● Planococcus vovae (Nasonov, 1909)</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Dingli, 13.iv.1994, 8 ♀♀ on Cupressus sp., DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 15.v.1995, 2 ♀♀ on Cupressus sp., DM; Ta’ Qali, 15.ix.1997, 4 ♀♀ on Cupressus sp., CF; Valletta, 15.ii.2012, 10 ♀♀ on C. sempervirens, CM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A932DD27258F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A9CADF2523AB.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A9CADF2523AB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)	<div><p>Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Pseudococcus adonidum (Targioni Tozzetti)) as common on many plants, especially in greenhouses. The species was reported again by Mifsud &amp; Watson (1999), when extensive damage to Citrus, Prunus and Ficus spp. was observed, and by Mifsud et al. (2012).</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Euonymus sp., CC; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Cycas revoluta, GW; Żejtun, 29.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Ficus nitida, DM; Mosta, 15.iv.1997, 1 ♀ on C. revoluta, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 15.ix.1997, 4 ♀♀ on C. revoluta, CF; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 12.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Pittosporum tobira, CM; Qawra, 13.ii.2012, 11 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, P. tobira, Nerium oleander, Schinus terebinthifolius, Viburnum sp., Bougainvillea sp., CM. GOZO, Victoria, 16.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Coprosina sp. DM; Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, SA; Victoria, 14.ii.2012, 3 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9A9CADF2523AB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AFE1D8B32264.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AFE1D8B32264.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret 1875)	<div><p>● Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret, 1875)</p> <p>The species often occurs on nursery stock, which may be how it reached the archipelago. Material examined: MALTA, Siġġiewi, 23.xii.1997, 1 ♀, in soil under Ceratonia siliqua, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AFE1D8B32264	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AEE2D8002102.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AEE2D8002102.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Puto palinuri Marotta & Tranfaglia 1993	<div><p>● Puto palinuri Marotta &amp; Tranfaglia, 1993</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Buskett, 24.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Teucrium fruticans, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AEE2D8002102	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AD52D8A221F2.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AD52D8A221F2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Puto superbus (Leonardi 1907)	<div><p>● Puto superbus (Leonardi, 1907)</p> <p>Material examined: MALTA, Ħagar Qim, 12.iv.1995, 3 ♀♀ on Convolvolus elegantissimus, DM.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AD52D8A221F2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AC51D95420CC.text	03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AC51D95420CC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhizoecus falcifer Kunckel d'Herculais 1878	<div><p>Rhizoecus falcifer Kunckel d’Herculais, 1878</p> <p>Borg (1932) recorded this species as occurring on the roots of grape vines and Convulvulus arvensis; also on roots of roses and other plants grown in pots. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C47AFF86A1F9AC51D95420CC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AA87D8A52526.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AA87D8A52526.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aonidia campylanthi (Lindinger 1911)	<div><p>Aonidia campylanthi (Lindinger, 1911)</p> <p>Recorded by Danzig &amp; Watson (2014) in FaEu, but since we have been unable to trace the original source or collect material of this species from Malta, we are excluding it from the Maltese scale insect fauna.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AA87D8A52526	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A979DE4425F5.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A979DE4425F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chionaspis furfura (Fitch 1857)	<div><p>Chionaspis furfura (Fitch, 1857)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1919), but the record was not used in subsequent publications pertaining to scale insect studies from Malta except by Borg (1932), incorrectly, as a synonym of C. salicis. C. furfura is therefore here excluded from the Maltese fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A979DE4425F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A9CCDD6E234F.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A9CCDD6E234F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dynaspidiotus britannicus (Newstead 1898)	<div><p>Dynaspidiotus britannicus (Newstead, 1898)</p> <p>This is probably an erroneous record based on a misidentification. Borg (1932) recorded this species (as Aspidiotus britannicus), as frequent in many places on Pittosporum tobira, Viburnum tinus, Euonymus japonicus, Hedera helix and others. However, there are no further records of this species from Malta and all recent records from the above-mentioned host-plants are Aspidiotus nerii. In addition, D. britannicus has never been recorded on either Pittosporum or Euonymus, whereas A. nerii has been recorded on all four of the above mentioned host plants. On the Dynaspidiotus britannicus catalogue page, ScaleNet (Ben-Dov et al., 2014) says: “ Aspidiotus hederae; Newstead, 1896: 279. Misidentification; discovered by Newstead, 1898: 94 ”. Since Borg (1932) included Aspidiotus hederae Newst. non Vallot as a synonym of Aspidiotus britannicus, it seems likely that he was following Newstead’s misidentification. Dynaspidiotus britannicus is therefore excluded from the Maltese scale insect fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9A9CCDD6E234F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AF9CD859221B.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AF9CD859221B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes flava (Signoret 1870)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes flava (Signoret, 1870)</p> <p>Recorded by Borg (1919), but this record was not used in subsequent publications pertaining to scale insect studies from Malta except by Borg (1932), incorrectly, as a synonym of L. pinnaeformis. L. flava has not been collected during this study either, so it is here excluded from the Maltese fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AF9CD859221B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AE68DDE82157.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AE68DDE82157.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche 1851)	<div><p>Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouché, 1851)</p> <p>Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis has been confused with L. beckii in the past and much of the literature pertaining to L. pinnaeformis on citrus should refer to L. beckii (Ben-Dov et al., 2014). Borg (1932) recorded this species as frequent on citrus trees and this record was the basis for the Malta record in the ScaleNet catalogue (Ben-Dov et al., 2014), and probably also for the Malta record in Danzig &amp; Watson (2014). It is worth mentioning that three of the four synonyms of L. pinnaeformis listed by Borg (1932) are incorrect and should refer to L. beckii. For these reasons, and because L. pinnaeformis was not collected in any of the recent surveys, this species is being removed from the Maltese fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9AE68DDE82157	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ADA4DC96205B.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ADA4DC96205B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria proteus (Curtis 1843) Coccoidea	<div><p>Parlatoria proteus (Curtis, 1843)</p> <p>Malta was included in the distribution of this species in the ScaleNet catalogue (Ben-Dov et al., 2014) on the authority of Borg (1922), but he gave no precise indication of its occurrence in Malta (see Material and methods section). Parlatoria proteus was not listed by later workers studying the scale insect fauna of Malta (not even by John Borg himself), and the species has not been collected during this study, so it is here excluded from the Maltese fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ADA4DC96205B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ACA8D8A520CB.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ACA8D8A520CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parlatoria theae Cockerell 1896	<div><p>Parlatoria theae Cockerell, 1896</p> <p>Recorded by Danzig &amp; Watson (2014) in FaEu, but since we have been unable to trace the original source or collect material of this species from Malta, we are excluding it from the Maltese scale insect fauna.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ACA8D8A520CB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ABAAD82927CC.text	03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ABAAD82927CC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ripersiella planetica (Williams 2004)	<div><p>Ripersiella planetica (Williams, 2004)</p> <p>Malumphy (2012) recorded this species from Malta on the roots of Sonchus oleraceus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C479FF85A1F9ABAAD82927CC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9AAD1DD0125A8.text	03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9AAD1DD0125A8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner 1861)	<div><p>Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861)</p> <p>This species was listed as being present in Malta by Pellizzari &amp; Germain (2010) in error (G. Pellizzari (University of Padova, Italy) and J-F. Germain (Laboratoire National de la Protection des Végétaux, Station de Montpellier, France), pers. comm.). The species is regulated in the European Union but has never been collected in the archipelago.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9AAD1DD0125A8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9A980D95F247F.text	03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9A980D95F247F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe 1834)	<div><p>Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834)</p> <p>Borg (1922a: 357) mentioned a species of Lecanium, probably L. prunastri, as common on plums and apricots in local orchards. Since this record was not mentioned in his subsequent work (Borg, 1932), and S. prunastri has not been collected in the Maltese Islands since, it is here excluded from the Maltese scale insect fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9A980D95F247F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9ABAADEAD2658.text	03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9ABAADEAD2658.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Unaspis citri (Comstock 1883)	<div><p>Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883)</p> <p>This species was recorded from Malta in the FaEu database when it was compiled by E.M. Danzig and G.W. Watson in 2004, based on a record in the European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) Plant Quarantine Database (EPPO, 2014). This important plant quarantine species was not collected in Malta during this study, despite repeated investigations, and we are of the opinion that the EPPO record is erroneous. For these reasons, U. citri is excluded from the Maltese scale insect fauna.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62C478FF84A1F9ABAADEAD2658	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Mifsud, David;Mazzeo, Gaetana;Russo, Agatino;Watson, Gillian W.	Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
