Genus Pseudonemesia Caporiacco, 1955

Type species

Pseudonemesia parva Caporiacco, 1955 by monotypy.

Composition

Pseudonemesia kochalkai Raven & Platnick, 1981, P. parva Caporiacco, 1955, P. tabiskey Indicatti & Villareal, 2016 and P. scutata sp. nov.

Diagnosis

For a complete diagnosis see Indicatti & Villarreal (2016). Pseudonemesia is differentiated from Spelocteniza and Pastaza gen. nov. by their tarsal organ being semi-flat, about two fifths away from apex with concentric ridges (see Raven & Platnick 1981: figs 31–32; Indicatti & Villarreal 2016: fig. 5a, d) while in Spelocteniza and Pastaza gen. nov. the tarsal organ is highly elevated, situated at the apex of tarsus (Figs 25A, 29E); presence of clavate setae on abdomen (Indicatti & Villarreal 2016: figs 6b, 9b) absent in the other two genera. Furthermore, males of Pseudonemesia differ from those of Spelocteniza and Pastaza gen. nov. by the presence of a dorsal abdominal scutum (Fig. 2C, arrow), and a unique large clasping spur accompanied by short and apically rounded spine (Fig. 2D, arrow); both characters are absent in the males of the latter genera (Figs 6A, 7D, 15A, 16C).

Distribution

Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.