Afracarella, Goff, 1983

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Afropolonia Goff, 1983

Diagnosis

SIF = 5BS-B-3-0001.0000; fsp = 7.7.7; fSt = 2.2; fCx = 1.1.1; Ip = 595–617. Cheliceral blade strongly recurved, lacking denticles; galeal setae branched; palpal claw 3-pronged; palpal tarsus with 5 branched setae and nude subterminala. Scutum with reduced posterior angles (peniscutum), with nasus, 2 AM, 2 AL setae and flagelliform sensilla with basal barbs and distal branches; 2 PL setae extrascutal. Eyes 2 + 2; two anterior and two posterior sternal setae. Legs 7-segmented; subterminala and parasubterminala I absent; 1 microgenuala I, genuala I absent; genualae II and III absent; each leg coxa with 1 seta.

Remarks

The seta on genu I was regarded as genuala in the original description ( Goff 1983b). On the base of its morphology and position, I believe it is microgenuala, like in Straelensia ( Kudryashova 1998) , while genuala I is absent.