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Loricula pselaphiformis Family: Microphysidae A small genus of small bugs. The females are very broad-bodied and brachypterous. The 2nd antennal segment is longer than the 4th, the head is dark brown but red posteriorly, and the forewings are largely dark brown without white patches (although there are pale areas around the cuneus, as here). The legs are pale yellow-brown and the membrane is commonly dusky. It is not often reported, but widely distributed. It occurs on trees such as hawthorn, beech and birch, often lichen-covered. Adult: May to August Length 1.5-2.5 mm

Adult male: Huddersfield (May 2008) ©Joe Botting