Redescription of Mepleres suzukii (Okamoto), with Comments on Synonymy among Mepleres, Pseudoscottiella and Meniscopsocus (Psocodea : 'Psocoptera' : Pseudocaeciliidae) Redescription of Mepleres suzukii (Okamoto), with Comments on Synonymy among Mepleres, Pseudoscottiella and Meniscopsocus (Psocodea : 'Psocoptera' : Pseudocaeciliidae)

Mepleres suzukii (Okamoto, 1910) (Psocoptera: Pseudocaeciliidae) was redescribed. Mepleres Enderlein, 1926 had been incorrectly treated by some authors as an invalid synonym of Pseudoscottiella Badonnel, 1946. Thus, Pseudoscottiella was appropriately treated here as a junior synonym of Mepleres. Meniscopsocus Li, 1993 was newly synonymized with Mepleres. All new species combinations resulting from these taxonomic treatments were listed. Within Mepleres, African and Oriental-Pacific-Australian species groups had been recognized, with Mep. suzukii assigned to the latter group. However, monophyly of the latter group could not be justified, whereas the African group was regarded as monophyletic. A key to Japanese Mepleres was provided.

Mepleres suzukii (Okamoto, 1910)(Psocoptera : Pseudocaeciliidae) was redescribed. Mepleres Enderlein, 1926 had been incorrectly treated by some authors as an invalid synonym of Pseudoscottiella Badonnel, 1946. Thus, Pseudoscottiella was appropriately treated here as a junior synonym of Mepleres. Meniscopsocus Li, 1993 was newly synonymized with Mepleres. All new species combinations resulting from these taxonomic treatments were listed. Within Mepleres, African and Oriental-Pacific-Australian species groups had been recognized, with Mep. suzukii assigned to the latter group. However, monophyly of the latter group could not be justified, whereas the African group was regarded as monophyletic. A key to Japanese Mepleres was provided.