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Pellogaster
Gates, 1939
Male pores paired in seminal grooves on xviii, prostatic pores paired at the end of seminal grooves on xvii and xix.
Oesophagus with 2 gizzards in v-vi and 4 pairs extramural calciferous glands in x-xiii.
Intestinal caecae and supra-intestinal glands absent.
Typhlosole lamelliform simple.
Spermathecal pores paired on viii and ix.
Genital markings present, sometimes absent.
Prostate 2 pairs in xvii and xix.
Penial setae present or absent.
Copulatory setae usually present.
Three species recorded in India
viz
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Sl No
Species
Type locality
Nature
1
bengalensis
Tribeni, WB, India
Endemic
2
isabellae
Naini, Allahabad dist., UP, India
Endemic
3
simsi
Panchgani, Maharashtra, India
Endemic
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