Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904

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

Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904

Material examined. Malta, Verdala Palace, 25.vi.–10. vii.2014, 1 ♂, Malaise trap, DM.

Notes. A new record for the Maltese Islands. This is a predominantly West-Palaearctic species, found also on the Pacific coasts of North America. Generally it is associated with the dead branches of conifers, but is occasionally found also on other trees and shrubs ( Lienhard 1998).