Genus: Neophyllobius Berlese, 1886

Type species: Neophyllobius elegans Berlese, 1886 .

Diagnosis: Idiosoma with 15 (excluding pdx with 14) pairs of lanceolate setae. One pair of peritremes arising from middle of forepart of stylophore and loop along edges. Counts of setae and solenidia from palptrochanter to palptarsus: 0, 2, 1, 3 + 1 claw, 2 setae + 1-2 eupathidia + 1 solenidion. Genital shields with one pair of setae, anal shields with three pairs of pseudanal setae. Solenidion ω on basal halves of tarsi I and II. Tarsi I-II each with 2 medio-ventral setae in a longitudinal line and III-IV each with 1-2 medio-ventral setae. Counts of setae and solenidia of legs I-IV: coxae (excluding 1 a, 3 a and 4 a) 2 + 1elcp, 1, 2, 2; trochanters 1, 1, 1, 1; femora 3-4, 2-4, 1-3, 1-3; genua 1 + 1Κ, 1 + 1Κ, 1, 1; tibiae 9 + 1φ, 8 + 1φ, 8 + 1φ, 7 + 1φ; tarsi 9-10 + 1ω, 9-10 + 1ω, 7-8 + 0-1ω, 7-8 (Fan and Zhang, 2005).