Magdalenapalpus Mesa, Welbourn and Evans, 2009

Type species. Meyeraepalpus strandtmanni Smiley, Frost and Gerson, 1996, by original designation.

Diagnosis. All life stages: dorsal opisthosoma with 12 or 13 pairs of lanceolate setae; c2, d2, and e2 present; seta f2 present or absent; setae e2 inserted in more-or-less marginal position; setae h2 similar in size and form to other dorsal setae; palps 5-segmented, setal formula 0,0,0,2,3(1); immature stages with anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without projections/notches, gnathosoma not concealed; ventral plate absent; 3 pairs of pseudanal setae (ps1–3) on weakly developed anal plates. Adult female: anterior margin of prodorsum deeply incised, forming 1 pair of broad fleshy lobes, each lobe bearing setae v2 (also in male); gnathosoma partially concealed by anterior margin of prodorsum (also in male); genital plate weakly developed, membranous; metapodal plates not developed; coxae I without setae 1c; trochanters I–IV 0-0-1-0 (v ′ absent on tr I–IV; l ′ present on tr III); femora I–IV 3-3 -2-1; genua 1-1-0-0 (d present on ge I–II); tibiae 4-4-3-3; tarsi I–IV 8 (1)-8(1)-4-4 (without tc′′). Solenidia of male much thicker and longer than in female.

Species. Three species: M. strandtmanni, M. caperatus, M. forsteri .

Hosts and distribution. Casuarinaceae, Australia.

Remarks. The new species described herein differ from the type species by lacking seta f2. Although this is an important difference, these species share the same leg setation, a deeply incised prodorsum with setae v2 inserted on the resultant lobes, and a partially concealed gnathosoma.