Graminacaecilius, Schmidt & New, 2008

Schmidt, Evan R. & New, Timothy R., 2008, The Psocoptera (Insecta) of Tasmania, Australia, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65, pp. 71-152 : 97

Graminacaecilius gen. nov.

Diagnosis. With the characters of the tribe Coryphacini ( Mockford, 2000) plus the following: anterior labral sensilla distinct; clypeal shelf intermediate in development; eyes horizontally ovoid; labral stylets rudimentary; lacinia narrow, apex rounded; vertex flattened, elongated; subgenital plate with two large preapical setae; hypandrium with two large preapical setae.

Type species: Graminacaecilius micropterus sp. nov.

Remarks. This genus is unusual in the family Caeciliusidae by possessing a distinct row of four large sensilla on the anterior margin of the outer surface of the labrum. This and the combination of other characters listed above are not found in other genera of the subfamily Caeciliusinae . This genus has been included in the Coryphacini even though it possesses an intermediate clypeal shelf.

Etymology. The generic name is a combination of the Latin gramineus, grass-like, and Caecilius , a genus of Caeciliusidae . It refers to the low vegetation habitat of members of this genus.