First record of the pistachio psyllid Agonoscena cisti (Puton, 1882) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) in the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

By

Pramatarova, Monika
Mifsud, David
Gjonov, Ilia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-8-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

991--995

Subjects

Jumping plant louse , Maltese archipelago , new record , Pistacia spp.

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.991

 

Abstract

Agonoscena cisti (Puton, 1882) (Psylloidea, Aphalaridae) is reported for the first time from the Maltese Islands. The species is oligophagous on pistachio plants (Pistacia L.) and is restricted to the Mediterranean area. Until now, only Agonoscena targionii (Lichtenstein, 1874) had been known from the Maltese archipelago, although the presence of A. cisti was predicted.