Genus Micromaldane Mesnil, 1897

Type species: Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1897

Diagnosis (emended). No cephalic plate. Eyespots present or absent. Notopodia short and rounded, neuropodia with elongated tori; notochaetae and neurochaetae present on all chaetigers. Notochaetae of 2 or 3 kinds: stout, spatulate or straight lancet-type chaetae with striations, delicate geniculate chaetae with fine teeth along one margin and/or fine bordered capillary chaetae. Neurochaetae as strongly curved avicular, rostrate, uncini on all chaetigerous segments. Pre-anal achaetigerous segment present or absent. Anal plaque with central anus sunk inside funnel; edges evenly crenated without cirri.

Remarks. The above diagnosis is expanded from that of Rouse (1990). Table 1 compares morphological characters for all known species.