Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843)

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5494864
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scientific name	Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843)
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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.

Borg, J. (1932) Scale Insects of the Maltese Islands. Government Printing Office, Malta, 20 pp.

Saliba, L. J. (1963) Insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands. Department of Information, Malta, 35 pp.