| Diagnosis |
Trunk: moderately long, completely segmented, glabrous. Lateral processes: well separated, armed with 1-2 dorsodistal setae. Cephalic segment: extending slightly dorsal to tiny chelifores, ocular tubercle at centre of segment, little taller than basal diameter, small eyes at mid-length. Proboscis: short, only about 1.5 times longer than cephalic segment, cylindrical, slightly tapered distally. Abdomen: moderately short, erect. Chelifores: very slender, short, chelae atrophied, armed with few short distal setae. Palps: 9-segmented, Achelia-like, with few ventral setae. Ovigers: 10 segmented, fourth segment longest, second segment longer than fifth, sixth segment with denticulate spine, strigilis segments with 1 -2 denticulate spines with small single denticles to larger spines with many lateral denticles. Leg: major segments with several short tubercles each with long feathered (with many lateral setules) seta. Propodus: short, well curved, claw long, robust, tiny auxiliaries present, shorter than basal claw diameter. Male characters known (Ref. 9). |
