The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago Author Mifsud, David Institute of Earth Systems, Division of Rural Sciences and Food Systems, University of Malta, Msida, Malta. david.a.mifsud@um.edu.mt Author Mazzeo, Gaetana Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi agroalimentari e ambientali, University of Catania, Italy. Author Russo, Agatino Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi agroalimentari e ambientali, University of Catania, Italy. Author Watson, Gillian W. Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, California, U. S. A. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-09-25 3866 4 499 525 journal article 4339 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3 a8118ca5-6988-4abd-8bb7-f0ef0020a93f 1175-5326 4930613 362D4DC7-7505-42C1-B438-9B195B48125C Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852) Borg (1898 ; 1919 ) recorded this species as Lecanium hemisphaericum Targ. and Borg (1932) as Saissetia hemisphaerica (Targioni Tozzetti) . The latter report stated that it is “frequent, and often common, on Schinus molle , Antigonon leptopus , species of Begonia and Aralia , Ferns , Cestrum fastigiatum , Cycas revoluta , etc. Rare on Citrus trees.” Saliba (1963) recorded it as fairly common on citrus. Ferns are a favoured host of this insect. Material examined: MALTA , Bir id-Deheb, 27.iii.1994 , 1 ♀ on Dieffenbachia sp. , DM ; Żejtun , 13.xi. 2004 , 2 ♀♀ on Phalenopsis sp., DM ; Qawra , 12.ii.2012 , 4 ♀♀ on Olea europaea , CM ; Qawra , 13.ii.2012 , 2 ♀♀ on Adiantum capillus-veneris , CM. GOZO , Kercem , Dawara Valley , 16.iii.1994 , 5 ♀♀ on A. capillus-veneris , DM .