Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, 1881

Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino & Watson, Gillian W., 2014, The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago, Zootaxa 3866 (4), pp. 499-525 : 512

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scientific name	Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, 1881
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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).

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.

References

Borg, J. (1898) Culture and diseases of the orange tree. Government Printing Office, Malta, 3 - 12 pp.

Borg, P. (1919) The Scale-Insects of the Maltese Islands. Malta Herald Office, Malta, 71 pp.

Borg, J. (1922 a) Cultivation and diseases of fruit trees in the Maltese Islands. Goverment Printing Office, Malta, vii + 622 pp.

Farrugia, C. (1998) Parasitic Hymenoptera associated with scale insects on citrus trees in the Maltese Islands. In: Dandria, D. (Ed.), Biology Abstracts M. Sc., Ph. D. 1998 and Contribution to Marine Biology. University of Malta, Msida, Malta, pp. 6 - 8.

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