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

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scientific name	Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758
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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 .

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.

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

Mifsud, D., Falzon, A., Malumphy, C., De Lillo, E., Volvas, N. & Porcelli, F. (2012) On some arthropods associated with Ficus species (Moraceae) in the Maltese Islands. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta, 5, 5 - 34.

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