First record of the pistachio psyllid Agonoscena cisti (Puton, 1882) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) in the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)
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.
Authors
- Monika Pramatarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-6249)
- David Mifsud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9562-1077)
- Ilia Gjonov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-9756)
Institutions
- University of Malta (MT)
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)
- National Museum of Natural History (BG)
- Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (BG)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.991
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.60