Malachius pulicarius Fabricius, 1775: 308.
Material examined. MALTA: 1 ex. (DMZM): Mellieha, Badja Ridge, 26.iv.2004, leg. H. Borg Barthet.
Distribution. Southern and Central Europe, northwards to Denmark, not in Scandinavia, in the south ranging from Portugal to southern Russia and Caucasus; Morocco, Algeria (HORION 1953, PLATA & SANTIAGO 1990). In Italy, the species is known from the entire peninsula as well as Sardinia and Sicily (AUDISIO et al. 1995).
Comments. Axinotarsus pulicarius represents a new record for the Maltese Islands.