Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 503

Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758

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).

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 & GM . GOZO, Kercem, Dawara Valley , 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on L. nobilis, SA ; Kercem, Dawara Valley , 16.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on C. sinensis, GW .