Hedgpethia Turpaeva, 1973

Staples, David A., 2007, A new species of Colossendeis (Pycnogonida: Colossendeidae) together with records from Australian and New Zealand waters, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 64, pp. 79-94 : 92

Hedgpethia Turpaeva, 1973

Colossendeis .— Loman, 1908: 22–23

Rhopalorhynchus .— Stock, 1958:116 (part).

Hedgpethia Turpaeva, 1973: 184–185

Type species. Colossendeis articulata Loman, 1908

Diagnosis. Trunk clearly segmented, posterior margin of first three segments swollen or flared. Abdomen short, directed somewhat ventrally, sometimes not visible in dorsal aspect. Ocular tubercle prominent, sometimes acutely conical, eyes rarely absent, often large with convex lenses. Proboscis with inflated mid-region, tapering distally, inflated for most of its length, extent of distal taper variable. 4 pairs of legs. Large propodal heel spines absent. Genital pores are on legs 3 and 4, the female genital pores being much larger than those of male.