Waigeucola palpalis Roewer, 1949

(Figs 2 a–e)

Waigeucola palpalis Roewer, 1949: 59, figs 115 a–h. [ Phalangodidae: Samoinae]

Types: SMF 9908683 (ex RII/8683/6), one male holotype and one male paratype (examined).

Type locality: Indonesia: Waigeo Island (“ Insel Waigeu” in the original label).

Justification of the new familial assignment: Waigeucola Roewer, 1949, is a monotypic genus originally described in Phalangodidae: Samoinae (Roewer 1949). The type species is Waigeucola palpalis by original designation. This species is hereby considered as a member of Podoctidae because it possesses the male genitalia typical of the family (Figs 1 c–e) with the ventral plate deeply cleft and a well developed follis. Also, the tubercular bridge in the carapace (also called “ocular bridge” in Kury & Machado 2009) exhibited by this species (Fig. 1 a–b) is considered a possible synapomorphy of Podoctidae (Kury 2007) . No evidence was found for placing this species in another existing podoctid genus, therefore it is transferred to this family with its original valid genus.