Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935

Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2012, 3471, Zootaxa 3471, pp. 1-69 : 18

Rhodacaropsis Willmann (6 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 5–9 teeth, respectively. Cheliceral arthrodial process a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with an anteromedian extension wider at the base, entirely smooth or with distal half slightly serrate, and flanked by a pair of smooth anterolateral extensions shorter than the anteromedian extension. Seta h 3 directly posterior and slightly mesad to h 1 and h 2. Idiosoma elongate, 360–540 µm long and 150–250 µm wide at widest level. Ratios of width of podonotal and opisthonotal shields to maximum width of idiosoma 0.9–1 and 0.4–0.8, respectively. Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth. Podonotal shield 1.1–1.3 times longer than wide; smooth; with or without punctate band along posterior margin; with 21–22 pairs of setae, including four pairs (j 1, j 2, z 1 and s 1) near anterior margin; with transverse line between setae j 4 and j 5 and with three scleronoduli between setae j 5 and j 6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield with 1–2 pairs of setae. Opisthonotal shield 1.8–3.5 times longer than wide; smooth; without punctate band along anterior margin; with 15–17 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 2–5 pairs of setae. Peritreme greatly reduced, not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV. Peritrematic shield absent or restricted to a band along peritreme. With two pairs of presternal platelets. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin distinct and posterior margin convex. Genital shield longer than posterior width; posterior margin convex. Opisthogaster without platelets between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with 4–6 pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin usually straight. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 1–3 pairs of setae. With a pair of elongated metapodal platelets or without platelets. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl 4 of tarsus IV absent.