Ectopsocus vachoni Badonnel, 1945

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 : 255

Ectopsocus vachoni Badonnel, 1945

Material examined. Malta, Buskett, 17. v.1974, 1 ♂, in soil sample, VM; Verdala Palace, 25.vi.–10. vii.2014, 1 ♀, Malaise trap, DM; same data but 11.vii.–1. viii.2014, 3 ♀. Macropterous females and a micropterous male.

Notes. This species was previously reported from Malta by Lienhard (1998). It is a typical circum- Mediterranean species, with adults occurring throughout the year and mainly found in leaf litter of deciduous trees or conifers. The species is also known from the Canary Islands and from several regions with a Mediterranean or subtropical climate in the New World, including Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, and U.S.A.; one record from Western Australia is also known ( Lienhard 1998; Lienhard & Smithers 2002).