Proterotaiwanella Bonato, Foddai & Minelli, 2002

Published, First, 2007, The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha), Zootaxa 1396, pp. 1-84 : 64

Proterotaiwanella Bonato, Foddai & Minelli, 2002

Mecistocephalids with 45 or 49 leg­bearing segments. Two clypeal plagulae, separated by a mid­longitudinal areolate stripe and not extending to the lateral margins of the clypeus. Spiculum absent. Buccae without setae. Posterior alae of the labrum without longitudinal stripes, with a distinct series of notches and without a marginal fringe. Coxosternum of the first maxillae divided, with a mid­longitudinal suture. Coxosternum of the second maxillae undivided; groove from the metameric pore reaching the lateral margin of the coxosternum. Telopodites of the second maxillae poorly developed, not overreaching those of the first maxillae; claw present. Forcipular tergum slightly wider than long, with a distinct mid­longitudinal sulcus. Forcipular article III with a tooth. Sternal sulcus of trunk segments not furcate. Coxopleura of the last legbearing segment without a macropore distinct from the other pores. Legs of the last pair with an apical tubercle bearing a few short spines.

Number of known species: 2, both in the considered area.