Genus Althepus Thorell 1898

Type species. Althepus pictus Thorell 1898

Diagnosis. The genus Althepus belongs to the Psilodercinae and can be distinguished from other genera of this subfamily by the combination of following characters: retromargin of chelicerae with 2 teeth or denticles; ratio dorsal prosoma length / clypeus length> 3; tarsus of male palp with lateral protrusion bearing a lanceolate apophysis (= modified seta), short bulb with embolus and conductor widely separated (Deeleman-Reinhold 1995).