Trichopsocus clarus (Banks, 1908)

Lienhard, Charles & Mifsud, David, 2015, Psocids from Malta (Insecta: Psocodea: ‘ Psocoptera’), with new synonymy for Peripsocus stagnivagus based on the discovery of its first Palaearctic male, Zootaxa 3936 (2), pp. 251-260 : 257

Trichopsocus clarus (Banks, 1908)

Material examined. Malta, Buskett Gardens, 2 km S of Rabat, 15. vii.1997, 8 ♂ and 5 ♀, DB; Fomm ir-Riħ, 29. x.2014, 1 ♀, beating vegetation, DM; Verdala Palace, 25.vi.–10. vii.2014, 1 ♂ and 1 ♀, Malaise trap, DM.

Notes. A new record for the Maltese Islands. In nature, this species is predominantly found in the Atlanto- Mediterranean Region but it is often imported with subtropical plants into greenhouses in other parts of the World ( Lienhard 1998). In fact, T. clarus is established in coastal California, as noted by Mockford (1993) under the junior synonym T. acuminatus Badonnel.