Elipsocus abdominalis

{{Short description|Species of booklouse}}

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|genus = Elipsocus

|species = abdominalis

|authority = Reuter, 1904

|synonyms =

• Elipsocus hyalinus var. abdominalis Reuter, 1904
• Elipsocus mclachlani Kimmins, 1941. Lienhard, 1985
• Elipsocus occidentalis Banks, 1907. Mockford, 1980
• Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904. Roesler, 1954

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Elipsocus abdominalis is a species of Psocoptera from the Elipsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. They are also common in countries like Austria, Benelux, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and Scandinavia.{{cite web|url= http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=169542|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172801/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=169542|url-status= dead|archive-date= October 14, 2013|title=Elipsocus abdominalis Reuter, 1904|publisher=Fauna Europaea|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=October 13, 2013}} The species are blackish-orange coloured and are similar to Caecilius fuscopterus.[http://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/account.aspx?SpeciesID=10 Description and habitat]