Salicarus roseri

This appeared in my garden moth trap and was unfortunately covered in moth scales. It recalled some of the Psallus species but I didn't recognise it and suspected it might be something else. ObsIdentify suggested Salicarus roseri but none of the photos of this species I could find quite matched. However that was evidently a variable species and I suspected it would prove to be correct. Working backwards from there in the key confirmed it, the strong transverse keel at the back of the head seemingly being important, along with the long dark spines on the hind tibia set in dark spots.

female Salicarus roseri showing back of head, side of head, hind tibia, corium hairs and rostrum, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 21st June 2025