Abstract
Two new species of the currently monotypic thiratoscirtine genera Ajaraneola Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 and Nimbarus Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 are described from Uganda and Cameroon: Ajaraneola pajakwandy sp. nov. (male) and Nimbarus nimbus sp. nov. (male), respectively. With the new species, previous diagnoses of the genera are re-evaluated and refined. The range of each genus is extended considerably: Ajaraneola is reported from Uganda and Nimbarus from Cameroon for the first time.
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