Check List 20(4): 991-995, doi: 10.15560/20.4.991
First record of the pistachio psyllid Agonoscena cisti (Puton, 1882) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) in the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)
expand article infoMonika Pramatarova‡§, David Mifsud|, Ilia Gjonov‡
‡ Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria§ National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria| University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Corresponding author: Ilia Gjonov ( gjonov@cicadina.com )

Academic editor: Shalva Barjadze
© Monika Pramatarova, David Mifsud, Ilia Gjonov.
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Citation: Pramatarova M, Mifsud D, Gjonov I (2024) First record of the pistachio psyllid Agonoscena cisti (Puton, 1882) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) in the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean). Check List 20(4): 991-995. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.991
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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.
Keywords
Jumping plant louse, Maltese archipelago, new record, Pistacia spp.