Afrotrachytes seticaudatus sp. n.

(Figs 1–7)

Diagnosis: see the diagnosis of the genus.

Description: Female. Length of idiosoma 710 µm, width (in the middle of idiosoma) 450 µm (n = 6). Shape oval, posterior margin rounded.

Dorsal side (Fig. 1): Not all dorsal setae clearly visible, the well visible setae are short and phylliform. Ornamentation of dorsal shield reticulate. Postdorsal shield trapezoid and with reticulated ornamentation, bearing two long, setiform setae. Anterior part of marginal shield with one pair of triangular horns. Marginal shield with reticulate ornamentation and bulbiform setae (Fig. 2). Caudal region dorsal by with four pairs of long, spiniform setae (Fig. 3).

Ventral side (Fig. 4): Pattern of sternal shield reticulate. Sternal setae short, smooth and filiform, but St1 and St2 thicker than others. Ventral shield without ornamentation. Ventral setae not clearly visible. Ventroanal setae phylliform. Caudal part of ventral shield with three pairs of long, strong, smooth and setiform setae.

Genital shield between coxae 2 and 4, large, rounded and without ornamentation.

First legs with characteristic processes and setae (Fig. 5).

Gnathosoma (Fig. 6): Corniculi short, horn-like, laciniae long. Hypostomal setae are the following: h1 and h3 long, smooth and setiform, h2 short with two branches, h4 short, with four branches. Tritosternum not clearly visible. Base of epistome wide with serrated lateral margins (Fig. 7). Chelicerae not clearly visible.

Male, deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown.

Material examined: holotype: female, Angola, Dundo, foret R. Casulo, May 1980, leg. SZABÓ, paratypes: 5 females, Angola, Dundo, foret R. Casulo 25. January 1962, leg. MACHADO .

Other locality: 3 females, Angola, foret Galerie R . Tshissanguiri, Luembe, Cossa 13. January 1963, leg. LUNA .

Etymology: This species is named after the shape of its caudal part.