Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, 1881

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.