Stenocaecilius caboverdensis (Meinander, 1966)

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 : 254

Stenocaecilius caboverdensis (Meinander, 1966)

Material examined. Malta, Għadira beach, 15. vi.1999, 1 ♀, BM; Marsaxlokk beach, 4. v.2001, 1 ♂, BM; Mnajdra, 3 km E. Zurrieq, 12. vii.1997, 1 ♂ 2 ♀, DB; Fomm ir-Riħ, 29. x.2014, 1 ♂, beating vegetation, DM; Verdala Palace, 11.vii.–1. viii.2014, 1 ♂, Malaise trap, DM; same data but 1–30. ix.2014, 1 ♀.

Notes. A new record for the Maltese Islands. This coastal Atlanto-Mediterranean species is generally associated with foliage of the giant reed ( Arundo donax ) but also of acacias and herbaceous plants such as Artemisia , Juncus , and others ( Lienhard 1998).