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Rillogaster
Gates, 1939
Combined male and prostatic pores paired on xix; Seminal grooves absent.
Oesophagus with 2 gizzards in vi & vii.
Four pair discrete extramural calciferous glands in x-xiii
Caecae and supra-intestinal glands absent.
Typhlosole in the form of low ridge.
Spermathecal pores paired in vii/viii.
Genital markings present.
Spermathecae paired diverticulate.
Two species recorded in India
viz
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Sl No
Species
Type locality
Nature
1.
eastoni
Sanvordem, Goa, India
Endemic
2.
matheranensis
Matheran, Maharashtra, India
Endemic
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