Scoliquadracus n. gen.

Body spindleform; gnathosoma large, curved abruptly downward. Prodorsal shield with frontal lobe, scapular tubercles long, set on rear shield margin, scapular setae (sc) directed forward. Coxae with a sternal line, all coxal setae present. Legs with standard setae, empodia entire. Dorsal opisthosoma with two furrows; low and high annuli alternate from 1st annulus to 29th, forming a serrate profile in lateral view; dorsal opisthosoma with median and submedian ridges bearing medial finger-like projections on 7th, 15th, 23rd and paired projections on 7th, 11th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, 27th annulus, respectively.

Type species. Scoliquadracus longipetiolatus n. sp.

Etymology. Scolo-, Greek, meaning branch, and - quadracus, from the generic name Quadracus Keifer, to which the new genus is most similar.

Note. This new genus in the Rhyncaphytoptinae is similar to Quadracus Keifer 1944, but can be differentiated by the dorsal opisthosoma with two furrows and dorsal opisthosomal median and submedian ridges bearing finger-like projections. In Quadracus Keifer, dorsal annuli are broad centrally and finger-like projections are absent.