Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843)

Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Aspidiotus ostraeformis) as common on Populus alba, Morus papyrifera, M. alba, M. nigra, Crataegus oxyacantha, C. azalorus, Ficus carica, F.elastica, F. dealbata, Acacia cyanophylla, A. saligna, A. eburnean and Wigandia caracasana . Saliba (1963) recorded this scale as occasional on fig and mulberry. No Maltese specimens have been seen during the present work.