Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925)

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 : 253

Liposcelis decolor (Pearman, 1925)

Material examined. Malta, Buskett, 17. v.1974, 4 ♀, in soil sample, VM.

Notes. This species was previously reported from Malta by Lienhard (1990). It is a cosmopolitan species mostly associated with ground litter and tussocks of dead grasses, also found in birds’ nests, mammals’ nests, bat guano, and under bark. It is also often found in warehouses and dwellings, herbaria, insect collections and similar commodities ( Lienhard 1990, 1998).