Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1833)

Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Diaspis calyptroides Costa), occurring on Cereus peruvianus, C. grandiflorus, C. macdonaldi, Echinopsis eyriesii and various species of Opuntia .

Material examined: MALTA, Siggiewi, 19.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Zygocactus truncatus, SA; Għargħur, 11.viii.1994, 11.viii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Opuntia sp., DM ; Qawra, 17.ii.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Opuntia sp., CM .