DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE IN 2 SPECIES OF P ALPIGRADES

A male topotype of Eukoenenia patrizii (Conde) is described from the g rotta del Bue Marino (Sardinia); it is the second known specimen of th e species, collected 35 years after the discovery of the female holoty pe. The male holotype of a new species, Eukoenenia janetscheki n.sp. i s also described from the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil; it is the first species of the Order recorded from the amazonian realm. The knowledge of the male genital area is sometimes useful to clear the taxonomy and phylogeny of the group.