New material discovered for the rare species Eutrichocheles modestus allows a detailed study and a comparison with its closely related congener, E. crosnieri Ngoc-Ho, 1998. The taxonomic status of Eutrichocheles Wood-Mason, 1876 and Paraxiopsis de Man, 1905 is discussed. The separation of the two, as proposed by Kensley (1996a), is accepted.