Ramiella Stepheson, 1921

  • Male pores paired in seminal grooves on xviii; prostatic pores paired at the end of seminal grooves on xvii and xix.
  • Oesophagus with a single gizzard in v or vi and calciferous lamellae in viii-xi.
  • Discrete calciferous glands and supra-intestinal glands absent.
  • Spermathecal pores 2 pairs in vii /viii/ ix or on viii and ix.
  • Genital markings usually present.
  • Megameronephridia present in caudal segments.
  • Five species recorded in India viz.,
S. No Species Type locality Nature
1. bishambari Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Native peregrine
2. heterochaeta Somavarpatna (Somwarpet, Somvarpet), Karnataka, India Endemic
3. nainiana Naini, Uttar Pradesh, India Endemic
4. pallida Panchgani, Maharashtra, India Endemic
5. sundargarhensis Sundargarh, Odisha, India Endemic