Taxonomic Study on the Family Pseudocaeciliidae (Psocoptera: Psocomorpha) of Japan : 1. Revision of the Genus Pseudocaecilius Taxonomic Study on the Family Pseudocaeciliidae (Psocoptera : Psocomorpha) of Japan : 1. Revision of the Genus Pseudocaecilius

The genus Pseudocaecilius of Japan is revised. Three species, P. citricola, P. kagoshimensis and P. maculosus are redescribed and a new subspecies, P. kagoshimensis yaeyamensis, is described. Male and female genitalia are illustrated for each taxon, as far as the materials are available. Generic diagnostic characters and a key to Japanese species and subspecies are provided. This paper is the first part of the study of the Japanese Pseudocaeciliidae.

The genus Pseudocaecilius of Japan is revised. Three species, P. citricola, P. kagoshimensis and P. maculosus are redescribed and a new subspecies, P. kagoshimensis yaeyamensis, is described. Male and female genitalia are illustrated for each taxon, as far as the materials are available. Generic diagnostic characters and a key to Japanese species and subspecies are provided. This paper is the first part of the study of the Japanese Pseudocaeciliidae.