Genus Mistralia gen. nov.

Figs 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

Nuncia [part] (only references to Nuncia verrucosa): Maury 1990: 106; Maury 1992: 5; Acosta and Maury 1998: 579; Kury 2003: 22.

Etymology.

The generic epithet is a reference to the Chilean poet, diplomat, and educator Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957). Feminine grammatical gender.

Diagnosis.

It differs from all other genera in Triaenonychidae by the morphology of the male genitalia, where the capsula interna features a lateral plate formed by a projection of the pars basalis onto the pars distalis. The dorsal scutum is covered in sharp tubercles ( M. ramirezi sp. nov.) or wart-shaped ( M. verrucosa). Ocularium with an apical apophysis.

Type species.

Nuncia verrucosa Maury, 1990

Included species.

Mistralia ramirezi sp. nov., Mistralia verrucosa comb. nov.

Distribution.

Argentina: Neuquén, Río Negro. Chile, Regions: Bío-Bío, Los Lagos (Fig. 4 B).