Palloptera ustulata Fallén, 1820

Material examined: 3♂, 1♀, Sicily, Etna, Monte Spagnolo, 1200m, woodland of Acer, Castanea and Pinus, 6.vi.1999, M.J. Ebejer.

Swept from the leaves of lower branches of trees, this is a very common and widespread European species. New record for Sicily.