Malasudis vernae

Description Dorsal plate covers whole idiosoma except of area at lateral and posterior margins of idiosoma (fig. 25). This area is distinctly striated. Dorsal plate bears five pairs of ultralong barbed setae of which ml is the longest. Setae m 3 placed on pleural membrane. Ventrum with sternoventral plate bearing five pairs of short setae; of them the first pair the longest. Postgenital setae placed near posterior margin of the plate. Area beyond the plate with striation. Borders of the anal plate unvisible (fig. 26). Tectum with three delicately fringid rami, lateral rami shorter than middle bifurcate ramus (fig. 27). Epigynial plate oval. Malae externae rather slender, malae internae delicate. Genu and femur of leg I each with barbed macroseta; macroseta on femur is longer (fig. 28). Terminala rather short, longer than subterminala. Leg II with one macroseta on femur (fig. 29). Legs III-IV each with one macroseta on genu and two macrosetae on femur. Macrosetae on femora (fig. 30) III unequal in length (74 - 104 to 12 - 34). Macrosetae on femora IV (fig. 32) also unequal in length (88 — 114 to 30 — 40). Chelicerae with cheliceral spur widened at the tip (fig. 31). Palps with only one relatively long and barbed seta (fig. 33). Measurements are given in Tab. I. Malasudis vernae n. sp. can be separated from the remaining species of the genus by macrosetae on femora III-IV; each femur have two macrosetae of which one is a many times shorter than concomitant seta; in other Malasudis species between these setae haven't such differences in length.

Diagnosis M. vernae is similar to M. tribulus. It can be separated by macrosetae on femora III-IV which are unequalin length (Fe III 74 - 104 to 12 - 34; Fe IV 88 - 114 to 30 — 40). In M. tribulusthese setae are subequal.

ETYMOLOGY The name of the species has been derived from the name Verna.

Material examined Holotype female (figs 25 - 33), Madagascar,? Berarasy; 2 ?? paratypes,? Ambrotalasy and? Berarasy; all from undetermined Passalidae; all in MIZPAS.