Pallenopsis Wilson, 1881

Müller, Hans-Georg & Krapp, Franz, 2009, The pycnogonid fauna (Pycnogonida, Arthropoda) of the Tayrona National Park and adjoining areas on the Caribbean coast of Colombia 2319, Zootaxa 2319 (1), pp. 1-138 : 121

Pallenopsis Wilson, 1881

1. Auxiliary claw shorter than 1/4 length of main claw; cement gland duct very short, about as long as its diameter ..... ..................................................................................................................................................................... P. forficifera Auxiliary claw at least 1/3 length of main claw; cement gland duct longer ................................................................ 2

2. Femur and particularly tibia 2 with long dorsal setae, most of them longer than the diameter of these articles ........... ........................................................................................................................................................................ P. schmitti Setae on femur and tibia 2 shorter than diameter of articles .......................................................................... P. kempfi