Genus

Type species.

Psilogamasus hurlbutti Athias-Henriot, 1969

Diagnosis.

Both sexes. Dorsal idiosoma with less than 30 pairs of setae; setae z 5 of dorsal hexagon similar to j 5 and j 6 in form (smooth), while different in length (z 5 longer); tritosternum biramous; opisthogastric shield bearing five to six pairs of setae; setae ZVI and gland pores gv 2 absent (present in P. decemtrichus sp. nov.); seta al of palp femur comblike, all and al 2 of palp genu entire and spatulate distally; corniculi small; epistome trispinate.

Female with separated podonotal shield with 16–18 pairs of setae, and opisthonotal shield with five to six pairs of setae (ten pairs in P. decemtrichus sp. nov.); genital shield triangular or subtriangular; peritrematal shield anteriorly fused to podonotal shield and posteriorly free; movable digit of chelicerae with three or four teeth; setae avl and av 2 on femur II, avl on genu II and tibia II acicular.

Male with holodorsal shield and transverse suture in central region; movable digit of chelicera with five or six teeth; setae avl and av 2 on femur II modified into spurs fused at base; seta avl on genu II and tibia II each modified into spur.