| abstract | A new genus and nine new species are described: Leptus (Leptus) pelebinus sp. n. from Benin, Leptus (Leptus) elminus sp. n., Leptus (Leptus) abrofaicus sp. n., Abrolophus basumtwiensis sp. n., Charletonia ghanensis sp. n., all from Ghana, Charletonia grandpopensis sp. n. from Benin, Charletonia beninensis sp. n. from Benin and Ghana, Lomeustium togoensis gen. n., sp. n. from Togo, Benin and Ghana and Eutrombidium pelebinum sp. n. from Benin. Charletonia braunsi (Oudemans, 1910) is reported for the first time from Ghana and Charletonia brunni (Oudemans, 1910) is reported for the first time from Benin and Ghana. |