Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904

Ostrovsky, A. M., 2024, The barkfly (Insecta: Psocodea) fauna of the Republic of Belarus, Russian Entomological Journal 33 (1), pp. 1-8 : 4

* Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Gomel district, S of Gomel city, Novobelitsa forestry, 52°20′43″N, 31°02′21″E, 135 m a.s.l., mixed forest, from oak tree branches with dry leaves among the undergrowth, 9.10.2021, 2♀, collected by beating the vegetation; Buda-Koshelevo district , SW of Rudnya-Ol’khovka village, 52°32′41″N, 30°22′42″E, 130 m a.s.l., pine forest, from pine tree brunches overgrown by lichens, 23.10.2021, 10♂, 19♀, collected by beating the vegetation; Gomel district, W of “Glushets” gardens between Mikhal’ki and Starye Dyatlovichi villages, 52°15′18″N, 30°50′05″E, 122 m a.s.l., pine forest, from dry pine tree branches among the undergrowth, 22.07.2023, 2♀, collected by beating the vegetation .

DISTRIBUTION. Holarctic species. Known from Poland and some localities European Russia [ Vishnyakova, 1964; Georgiev et al., 2023; Ostrovsky et al., 2023].

NOTES. A moderately small (c. 2.5–3.5 mm) barkfly. Generally, it is associated with the dead branches of conifers, but is occasionally found also on other trees and shrubs.