Fabricius, 1794
Body smooth, more or less slender, cylindrical, with well developed lateral processes. Cephalon rather large, with a well-marked neck and a somewhat expanded frontal part. Abdomen comparatively small, cylindrical and directed upwards.
Ocular tubercle more or less elevated, the eyes equal in size and located nearer to the base of the tubercle than to the tip. Proboscis comparatively large, anteriorly directed, cylindrical, smooth, and rounded at the tip. Chelifores well developed, the hand comparatively narrow, fingers as a rule shorter than the palm, conical acuminated and finely dentate on the inner margin. Palps of moderate length, with five segments. The first segment very small, the two last ones densely setiferous and forming a more or less prominent angle with the preceding segment.
Ovigerous legs with ten segments present in both sexes, sparingly beset with bristles, the 4th and 5th segments in male very elongate and slender, the 4 outer segments with a regular series of serrated spines; terminal claw well developed, dentated on the inner margin.
Ambulatory legs as a rule exceedingly elongate and slender, sparingly beset with bristles; tibia 2 the longest; tarsus more or less prolonged; propodus usually linear; terminal claw with distinct auxiliary claws.
The outer egg-masses in male globular, containing numerous minute ova, usually one on each of the ovigerous legs, more rarely with two.
The following species of this genus occur in the region: