| 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). |