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Loricula elegantula Family: Microphysidae A genus of small and inconspicuous bugs, in which the females are very broad-bodied and brachypterous, and the 2nd antennal segment is longer than the 4th. In L. elegantula females the forebody is entirely orange-red, and the forewings are tiny and mostly pale. The macropterous males are dark brown with a red cuneus and pale base and apex to the corium. Common and widespread in the UK, and associated with lichens on tree trunks and stones, where it feeds on small invertebrates. Adult: July to September Length 1.5-2.3 mm
	Adult female: West Yorkshire (July 2009) ©Joe Botting
	Adult female: Berkshire (July 2010) ©Jonathan Michaelson