Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)

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 : 506

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.5494851
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC0D62-C46C-FF90-A1F9-AE89D8832037
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)
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First reported as occurring in Malta by Leonardi (1920). Borg (1932) wrote that this species seemed to be of recent importation and was frequently found on citrus trees. It was also recorded by Saliba (1963) (as Anidiella aurantii ) as common on oranges, and again by Farrugia (1998).

Material examined: MALTA, Żejtun, 10.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Citrus limon, DM ; Mosta, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Ficus carica, DM ; Marsa, 13.iii.1994, 3 ♀♀ on Citrus spp. , DM; Marsa, Għammieri, 24.ii.1997, 1 ♀ on Morus sp. , CF; Valletta, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on Euonymus japonica, CM ; Floriana, 13.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on E. japonica, CM ; Bugibba, 14.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on E. japonica , Rosa sp. and C. sinensis CM ; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, 8 ♀♀ on C. sinensis and C. limon, CM ; Attard, San Anton Gardens, 19.v.2012, 5 ♀♀ on Citrus sp. , AR, DM & GM.