Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000

Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2012, 3471, Zootaxa 3471, pp. 1-69 : 16

Pennarhodeus Karg (4 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits narrow and long, with three and 3–5 teeth, respectively. Cheliceral arthrodial process a short coronet-like fringe, or an elongate, three-tined structure. Epistome with a smooth anteromedian extension of about uniform width along its entire length or with slightly wider base, flanked by a pair of slightly shorter, smooth or serrate anterolateral extensions. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and in transversal line and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma suboval, 290–370 µm long and 165–225 µm wide at widest level. Ratios of width of podonotal and opisthonotal shields to maximum width of idiosoma 1 and 0.9, respectively. Dorsal idiosomal setae pilose. Podonotal shield about as long as wide; ornamented; with punctate band along posterior margin; with 22–23 pairs of setae, including two pairs (j 1 and z 1) near anterior margin; without transverse line between setae j 4 and j 5 and without distinct scleronoduli. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield without setae. Opisthonotal shield 0.8–1 times longer than wide; ornamented, with punctate band along anterior margin; with 15 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 4–5 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level between anterior margin of coxa III and the middle of coxa II. Peritrematic shield not fused to podonotal shield. Presternal platelets absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin straight or slightly concave. Genital shield longer or shorter than posterior width; posterior margin straight. Opisthogaster with or without lightly sclerotised platelets between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield wider than long, ornamented, with five pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight or slightly convex. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae. With a pair of rounded metapodal platelets. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl 4 of tarsus IV absent.