Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)

Recorded by Borg (1932) (as Pseudococcus adonidum (Targioni Tozzetti)) as common on many plants, especially in greenhouses. The species was reported again by Mifsud & Watson (1999), when extensive damage to Citrus, Prunus and Ficus spp. was observed, and by Mifsud et al. (2012).

Material examined: MALTA, Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Euonymus sp., CC; Rabat, 12.iii.1994, 4 ♀♀ on Cycas revoluta, GW; Żejtun, 29.iii.1994, 1 ♀ on Ficus nitida, DM; Mosta, 15.iv.1997, 1 ♀ on C. revoluta, CF; Marsa, Għammieri, 15.ix.1997, 4 ♀♀ on C. revoluta, CF; Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 12.ii.2012, 4 ♀♀ on Pittosporum tobira, CM; Qawra, 13.ii.2012, 11 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, P. tobira, Nerium oleander, Schinus terebinthifolius, Viburnum sp., Bougainvillea sp., CM. GOZO, Victoria, 16.iii.1994, 2 ♀♀ on Coprosina sp. DM; Kercem, Dawara Valley, 16.iii.1994, 5 ♀♀ on Laurus nobilis, SA; Victoria, 14.ii.2012, 3 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM; Floriana, St. Philip’s Garden, 18.ii.2012, 2 ♀♀ on P. tobira, CM.