Genus Lepidocyrtoides Schött, 1917

Diagnosis. Body with ScaleS heavily ciliate, with Short ribS and apically rounded, pointed (common), truncate or irregular (rarely) (FigS 4A, 11A–B, F, 30C–D). DorSal macrochaetotaxy with chaetae apically rounded, acuminate or foot-Shaped (FigS 2, 3D). Antennae with 4 SegmentS, Ant IV uSually annulated, apical bulb preSent or not (FigS 1, 3A, 5A, 11C, 30A–B). Ant I–III and femur diStally with a whorl of ciliate chaetae (FigS 3B, 9E–G). EyeS 8+8 (FigS 3C, 5D–E). Prelabral chaetae Smooth or ciliate; labral formula 4 (a1–2), 5 (m0–2), 5 (p0–2) Smooth chaetae (FigS 5F, 12B). Labium with five Smooth proximal chaetae (p.c.). BaSolateral and baSomedian labial fieldS with chaetae A1–5 Smooth on anterior row (FigS 3E, 6C, 12E). Th II heavily or Slightly projected over head anteriorly; apex of Th II with numerouS ciliate mic interSperSed by ScaleS (FigS 1, 4A, 11E). Th II–Abd V with mS and SenS formula 1, 0| 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 and 2, 2 | 1, 2, 2, –, 3, reSpectively. Abd II–IV bothriotrichal formula 2 (a5, m2), 3 (a5, m2, m5), 2 (T2, T4) (FigS 7–8). Bothriotricha with acceSSory chaetae lanceolate and foot-Shaped or ScaleS oval and apically truncate (FigS 2, 11F, 30C–D). TibiotarSi Subdivided or not (FigS 9E–G, 30F). PretarSi with one minute Smooth chaeta on anterior and poSterior SideS. UngueS with an outer pair of large laterobaSal teeth and one unpaired proximal tooth preSent or abSent (FigS 4C, 10A–C, 15E, 30G, 35E). Manubrial plate with inner blunt mac gently ciliate and apically bullet-like; denteS dorSally with or without rowS of unilaterally ciliate chaetae (FigS 4D–G, 10G, 20, 25B, 31B). Mucro bidentate with a dorSo-baSal Spine (FigS 4H, 10H, 11G).