Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007

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 : 515

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:362D4DC7-7505-42C1-B438-9B195B48125C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5495046
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scientific name	Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink
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● Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink in Granara de Willink & Szumik, 2007

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 & Milonas, 2013).

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 .

References

Beltra, A., Soto, A., Germain, J. - F., Matile-Ferrero, D., Mazzeo, G., Pellizzari, G., Russo, A., Franco, J. C. & Williams, D. J. (2010) The bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007, a rapid invader from South America to Europe. Entomologia Hellenica, 19, 137 - 143.

Gkounti, V. & Milonas, P. (2013) First record of the bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus in Greece. Entomologia Helenica, 22, 16 - 18.