Paragamasellevans Loots & Ryke, 1968

Castilho, Raphael C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2012, 3471, Zootaxa 3471, pp. 1-69 : 15

Paragamasellevans Loots & Ryke (2 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and five teeth. respectively. Cheliceral arthrodial process a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with an anteromedian extension wider at the base; with one to several pairs of spines along its median region; not flanked by anterolateral extensions. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and slightly anterior or in transversal line, and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma elongate, 190–235 µm long and 90–115 µm wide at widest level. Ratios of width of podonotal and opisthonotal shields to maximum width of idiosoma 1 and 0.7, respectively. Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth. Podonotal shield 1.2 times longer than wide; ornamented; with punctate band along posterior margin; with 21–22 pairs of setae, including three pairs (j 1, j 2 and z 1) near anterior margin; without transverse line between setae j 4 and j 5 and with four scleronoduli between setae j 5 and j 6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield without setae. Opisthonotal shield 1.3 times longer than wide; ornamented; with punctate band along anterior margin; with 15–20 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 0–3 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematic shield anteriorly fused or not fused to podonotal shield. With a pair of subdivided presternal platelets. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin distinct and posterior margin concave. Genital shield longer than posterior width; posterior margin straight. Opisthogaster without platelets between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, ornamented, with six pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin slightly concave. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with a pair of setae. With or without a pair of elongate metapodal platelets. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl 4 of tarsus IV present.