Trichothyse loricata (Kritscher, 1996) comb. nov.

Poecilochroa loricata Kritscher, 1996: 143, fig. 7 (holotype and paratypes ♂: FRANCE: Malta: east of Marsaxlokk [35°50’N, 14°32’E, 1 m a.s.l.], 08.VI.1990, leg. Erich Kritscher & Karl Bilek, NHMW—not examined); Bauer 2022: 97, figs 1a–e, 2a–c.

Description. Male. For description of the male, see Bauer (2022).

Female. Unknown.

Justification of transfer. Holotype images are provided in Bauer (2022: fig. 1) and were used for comparison. These figures are consistent with the palps of male Trichothyse species: distomedially originating broad conductor with prolateral fold, apically originating claw-like embolus (but lacks a broad base as per the illustrations referred to here), medially contiguous sperm duct with single loop, and robust RTA with apical bifurcation (cf. Bauer 2022: figs 1c–e, 2a–c and Simon 1914: fig. 398, Fage 1929: fig. 1, Di Franco 2001: figs 3–4, Levy 1999: fig. 10, 2009: fig. 45, Fomichev & Marusik 2021: fig. 23 and Figs 109–110, 112, 116–117 herein). We therefore propose the transfer of P. loricata to Trichothyse .

Distribution. Known only from Malta in Mediterranean Europe (Fig. 121).