Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1905

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 : 252

Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1905

Material examined. Malta, Verdala Palace, 15–30. viii.2014, 2 ♀, Malaise trap, DM.

Notes. A new record for the Maltese Islands. It is a cosmopolitan parthenogenetic species, common in nature in the Mediterranean Region but rare in Central and Northern Europe. The species is often found in human habitation and in warehouses where foodstuffs are stored, whereas in nature it is generally found in leaf litter and tufts of dry grass ( Lienhard 1998).