New classification of the family Sejidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) based on morphological analyses Author Lekveishvili, Mariam Author Klompen, Hans text Journal of Natural History 2006 2006-12-28 40 41 - 43 2317 2339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930601068950 journal article 10.1080/00222930601068950 1464-5262 Africasejus n. gen. Diagnosis Female sternal setae st1 (character 48) inserted in soft cuticle; sides of tritosternal base with denticles (character 38). Species included Africasejus congoensis (Wisniewski and Hirschmann, 1991) , n. comb. , type species, and A. solaris (Wisniewski and Hirschmann, 1991) , n. comb. Remarks Africasejus occupies a basal position relative to Sejus + Epicroseius . Both species included were described from specimens discovered under the bark of tropical hardwood, imported into Poland . The OSAL collection includes an additional specimen of Africasejus congoensis (OSAL 14363) recovered from tropical hardwood imported from tropical Africa into a US harbour.