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The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago

  • 1. Institute of Earth Systems, Division of Rural Sciences and Food Systems, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
  • 2. Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi agroalimentari e ambientali, University of Catania, Italy.
  • 3. Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.

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Mifsud, David, Mazzeo, Gaetana, Russo, Agatino, Watson, Gillian W. (2014): The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago. Zootaxa 3866 (4): 499-525, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.3

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