Podochresimus Attems, 1926

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Genus Podochresimus Attems, 1926

Podochresimus: Attems 1926: 141 , 143; 1928: 243; 1929: 274; 1931: 113; 1937 a: 215; Schubart 1956: 18; Hoffman 1968: 219; Jeekel 1968: 107; 1971: 232.

Type species: Podochresimus fruticinus Attems, 1926 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis (modified from Hoffman (1968)): Cones present on sternite 5. Gonopod femur with one or two spiniform processes. Postfemur of acropodite separated from femur by basal constriction. Postfemur with process, and a fairly long solenophorous tibiotarsus branch which curves ventromedially, this branch having a basal process. The acropodite little or not rotated, so that the seminal groove runs almost directly up the medial face to reach the base of the solenomerite.

Distribution: The genus occurs in Namibia and western South Africa.

Remarks: The genus previously included four species, with a range from the Western Cape in South Africa (three species) to Namibia (one species). A second Namibian species is described below.