Ectopsocus briggsi McLachlan, 1899

Ectopsocus briggsi McLachlan, 1899 View in CoL

Material examined: 25.07.2024, near Kigali City, Mount Kigali, S01 58 22.8 E30 02 28.9, 1647 m a. s. l., eucalyptus plantation, dry branches with leaves of bushes, 1 ♀, 1 ♂ GoogleMaps ; 26.07.2024, near Kigali City, Mount Kigali, along the path to the top, S01 58 27.5 E30 02 09.9, 1798 m a. s. l., eucalyptus plantation, branches of Cupressaceae , 1 ♀ GoogleMaps ; 28.07.2024, near Kitabi village , S02 31 53.2 E29 24 27.2, 2337 m a. s. l., eucalyptus plantation, dry leaves of Senecio sp., 2 ♀, 3 ♂ GoogleMaps ; 29.07.2024, Kitabi village , S02 31 44.8 E29 24 28.2, 2341 m a. s. l., P. kesiya plantation, dry leaves of Senecio sp., 2 ♀, 4 ♂ GoogleMaps ; 29.07.2024, near Lake Kivu, Kagano area , S02 20 25.6 E29 05 01.1, 1477 m a. s. l., broadleaf forest, dry branches with leaves of bushes, 2 ♀ GoogleMaps ; 30.07.2024, near Kitabi village , S02 31 37.2 E29 24 28.0, 2307 m a. s. l., P. kesiya plantation, dry leaves of Macaranga sp. and Senecio sp., 2 ♀, 1 ♂ GoogleMaps ; 31.07.2024, near Kitabi village , S02 32 00.6 E29 24 38.8, 2306 m a. s. l., eucalyptus plantation, dry leaves of Senecio sp., 2 ♂ GoogleMaps .

Previous records: This species is widely distributed across the world, with numerous records in continental Africa, including Algeria, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe ( Lienhard 2016). It was recently recorded in Uganda as well ( Georgiev 2023).