Elipsocus hyalinus (Stephens, 1836)

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 : 258

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.2.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B03C5872-9D58-4F18-B70C-86AA42AFFA92
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6100156
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D488796-FFC1-F328-B4F9-FA929723F9AD
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Elipsocus hyalinus (Stephens, 1836)
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Elipsocus hyalinus (Stephens, 1836) View in CoL

Material examined. Malta, Marsaxlokk beach, 4. v.2001, 1 ♀, BM; Wardija, 22. ii.2000, 3 ♀, on Lycium intricatum , DM; Verdala Palace, 12–24. vi.2014, 1 ♀, Malaise trap, DM.

Notes. A new record for the Maltese Islands. This is a Holarctic, parthenogenetic species mainly associated with dead branches of conifers, but is also regularly collected on other trees and shrubs ( Lienhard 1998).