The new genus and species, Ewoma longiscapa gen. et sp. nov. of the pselaphine tribe Goniacerini based on specimens collected on Mount Cameroon are described and illustrated. The taxonomic position of the new genus within the tribe Goniacerini is discussed. The list of all genera of Goniacerini of sub-Saharan continental Africa with the number of species and the distribution as well as the list of all species known from Western Africa are given. The short overview of our knowledge of studies of the Pselaphinae of the sub-Saharan continental Africa is also provided.

Department of Animal Biology and Conservation; University of Buea; PO bOx 63; Buea 00237; Cameroon

Department of Entomology; National Museum; Natural History Museum; Cirkusov 1740; CZ 193 00 Praha 9 Horn Poernice; Czech Republic

Department of Zoology; Fisheries; Hydrobiology and Apiculture; Faculty of AgriSciences; Mendel University; Zemdlsk 1; Brno; CZ 613 00; Czech Republic

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