Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink 2007

● Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink in Granara de Willink & Szumik, 2007 First record from the Maltese Islands of this Neotropical species, which was first introduced to Europe (Spain) in 1999 (Beltrà et al., 2010) on nursery plants, and has spread since to the United Kingdom and several European countries in the Mediterranean basin (Beltrà et al., 2010; Gkounti & Milonas, 2013). Material examined: MALTA, Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, 13.ii.2012, immatures on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Mdina, 15.ii.2012, immatures on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Qawra, 16/ 17.ii.2012, several adult ♀♀ on Bougainvillea sp., CM; Zejtun, 12.iv.2012, several adult ♀♀ on Bougainvillea sp., DM.Published as part of Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino & Watson, Gillian W., 2014, The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago, pp. 499-525 in Zootaxa 3866 (4) on page 515, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/493061