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Malabaria
Stephenson, 1924
Male and prostatic pores in xvii.
Digestive system with a gizzard in vii.
Intestinal origin in xii.
Typhlosole and supra-intestinal glands absent.
Lumbricine, setae closely paired.
Holonephric, large nephridia.
Dorsal pores and pigment lacking.
Four species recorded in India
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S. No.
Species
Type locality
Status
1
biprostata
Kumili, Kerala, India
Endemic
2
levis
Po-peng, Hainan, China
Native peregrine
3
paludicola
Kollengode, Kerala, India
Endemic
4
sulcata
Manikpur Junction, Uttar Pradesh, India
Endemic
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