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backwards. Interlamellar region with one pair of strong apophyses directed forwards, connected with the median part of velum resembling tutoria. Lateral part of prodorsum: Rostrum conspicuously elongated, narrow in lateral view (Fig. 4). Tutoria very large but thinned like a velum. They consist of two parts, surface ornamented by irregular and/or polygonal pattern. Pedotecta 1 also vey large, its anterior margin striated or wrinkled. Surface of pedotecta 2-3 with some marginal wrinkles. Posterior part of discidium also ornamented. Above the acetabula of legs II—IV a large granulate surface observable. A distinct circumpedal carina present. Notogaster: Dorsosejugal suture concave medially. Posterior part of notogaster, behind fossa marginális deeper than its anterior part. Pteromorphae (Fig. 3) very large, with a sharp spine posteriorly and some small teeth anteriorly. Nine pairs of notogatsral setae of different lengths, h

3 sligthly robuster than the others. Ventral side: Gnathosoma typical, the tarsus of palps bearing 7 digitiform eupathidia. Mentum wide, with small teets anteromedially. Epimeral surface smooth, apodemes and epimeral borders weakly developed or indistinct, transversal sejugal borders and apodemes absent. Epimeral setal formula: 3 - 1-3-3. Setae 2a and 3a originating very near to each other. All epimeral setae very thin and fine. In front of the genital aperture a distinct, semicircular apodemes present. Circumpedal carinae with a parallel line well observable, fossa marginális also well visible. A pair of characteristic roundish foramens laterally to the anal aperture present (Fig. 2). All anogenital setae also simple, their formula: 6 - 1 -4-3. Lyrifissure iad conspicuously long, curved. Legs: Typical for the genus, in the main character similar to the type species of the genus. Trochanter and femur of legs III and IV with a wide blade-like formation (keel) ventrally. Material examined — Holotype: Malagasy Republic, Toamasina Province. Maromizaha forest. Mossy montane rainforest with bamboo (Nastus sp.) undergrowth on the summit ridge of Mt. Maromizaha, south of the Andasibe Nat. Park and the Antananariv? Toamasina road, 2 km W of Anevoka village, at 1080-1214 m alt. 18'57.8'S, 48°27.5'E. Date: 26. August 1998. Leg. T. Pócs, No. 9890; 1 paratype: Malagasy Republic, Toamasina Prov. Mananara Nord Biosphere Reserve and National Park. Lowland rainforest on the NW slope of Behafotra Hill, at 250-300 m alt., with 3500 mm annual rainfall. 16-27.13'S,49'47.6'E. Date: 14-15. August 1998. Leg. T. Pócs, No. 9877. Holotype: (1633-HO99) and paratype (1633-PO-99) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM), Budapest, with identification number of the specimens in the Collection of Arachnida. Remarks — On the basis of the main characters, like the lamellar structures, the shape of the sensillus, the absence of the sejugal apodemes, the presence of the anterolateral foramen near the anal aperture, and primarily the 4 pairs of anal setae, the new species belongs to the genus Comorozetes Mahunka, 1994. The discovery of the new species seems to significantly influence the evaluation of the supraspecific characteristics of the family, particularly the value of the four pairs of anal setae. It is interesting to note that the type species of the genus with four pairs of anal setae was described from Island Comores, which was later followed by a species having two pairs of anal setae from Madagascar. Presently we again find the third species with four pairs of anal setae. I consider these species as relatives bearing affinity with Hymenozetes Balogh, 1962. However, the new group may sharply be differentiated from the latter, since Hymenozetes possesses robust sejugal transverse apodemes, lacks the anal foramen, the interlamellar setae are emitted on the translamella in the interlamellar region, the pteromorphae are small, etc. These features are highly different in the genus of Comorozetes.