Nephopyrgodesmus Mesibov

Mesibov, Robert, 2012, The first native Pyrgodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) from Australia, ZooKeys 217, pp. 63-85 : 68

Genus Nephopyrgodesmus Mesibov gen. n.

Type and only species.

Nephopyrgodesmus eungella Mesibov, sp. n., by present designation.

Diagnosis.

Males and females with head + 20 rings; collum completely covering head in dorsal view; metatergal tubercles patterned in 3 transverse rows; paramedian and dorsolateral tubercles slightly enlarged; ozopores not on porosteles; gonopod telopodite divided distally into medial, flagellum-like solenomere and much larger lateral branch, the latter divided into appressed medial and lateral processes, with the solenomere normally lying parallel to and just above the line of contact between the two processes.

Etymology.

Greek nephos, ‘cloud’ (referring to the place name Eungella, reported to mean 'land of cloud’), + the type genus of the family, Pyrgodesmus ; gender masculine.