Joshuella Wallwork, 1972

Type species: Joshuella striata Wallwork, 1972

Diagnosis: Gymnodamaeidae with ventral plate having anogenital bridge (Fig. 23 arrow), but not lateral pits (Fig. 23); genital plates with smooth median margin and bearing 6 pairs of setae, seta g 2 inserted posteriad g 1; 2–3 pairs of adanal setae. Distal segments of legs without retrotecta, femur IV with 2 setae. Prodorsal cerotegument with spherical pustules, without raised ridges (Fig. 22 arrow); sensillus (bo) with long stalk and broad, barbed head; bothridial rim simple, bothridial ridge absent; spine-like interlamellar setae (in) on short apophysis between bothridia, directed dorsally; median prodorsal tubercle absent; exobothridial seta (ex) inserted anteriad in; prelamellar ridge poorly developed, without steep anterior margin; rostral seta (ro) inserted posteriad lamellar seta (le) which curves ventrad. Notogaster flattened, without posterior nipple, cerotegument forming a series of parallel longitudinal ridges (Fig. 22 arrow), and with large (mostly 3–5 in diameter) spherical (Fig. 25) or bullet-shaped pustules, 4 pairs of relatively short notogastral setae (h 1, p 1-3) (Fig. 24); sejugal tubercle absent.