Museum of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway.
Zootaxa. 2021 Jun 3;4981(1):7088. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.1.3.
Afromicracis is typically found in small twigs and lianas, on the African mainland from Ghana to Ethiopia and south to the Cape region. Due to their small and uniform shape, previous classifications were largely misleading. The genus is revised with a total of 16 valid species in the genus. Seven species are described as new to science: Afromicracis brevipilosa sp. nov. and Afromicracis crinita sp. nov., both from South Africa, Afromicracis concava sp. nov. from Cameroon, Afromicracis crassa sp. nov. and Afromicracis densisetosa sp. nov. from Tanzania, Afromicracis depilata sp. nov. from Uganda, and Afromicracis ghanaensis sp. nov. from Ghana. Molecular data document deep divergence and limited morphological evolution for this genus. A key and photographs are provided to enable identification of Afromicracis species.
非洲藤木主要分布在小树枝和藤本植物上，从加纳到埃塞俄比亚的非洲大陆上都有发现，向南延伸到海角地区。由于它们形状小而均匀，以前的分类在很大程度上存在误导。该属共有 16 种有效物种进行了修订。其中 7 种被描述为新的科学物种：南非的 Afromicracis brevipilosa sp. nov. 和 Afromicracis crinita sp. nov.，喀麦隆的 Afromicracis concava sp. nov.，坦桑尼亚的 Afromicracis crassa sp. nov. 和 Afromicracis densisetosa sp. nov.，乌干达的 Afromicracis depilata sp. nov. 和加纳的 Afromicracis ghanaensis sp. nov.。分子数据记录了该属的深刻分歧和有限的形态进化。提供了一个关键和照片，以方便识别 Afromicracis 物种。
