Cermatobius Haase, 1885

Song, Hui-Qin Ma Da-Xiang & Zhu, Ming-Sheng, 2007, Review of Cermatobius Haase, 1885 (Chilopoda: Henicopidae) of China and Neotype Designation for Cermatobius longicornis (Takakuwa, 1939), Zootaxa 1608, pp. 21-30 : 22

Cermatobius Haase, 1885

Cermatobius Haase, 1885: 695 ; 1887: 30.

Esastigmatobius Silvestri, 1909: 95 ; synonymy by Würmli, 1977: 365.

Diagnosis: Antennae with 30 or more antennomeres; only one ocellus on each side of head; prosternal teeth very small; legs gradually increasing in length from the anterior to the posterior pairs, posterior angles of TT 9, 11 and 13 bearing sharp projections; a prominently strong distal spinose projection on the tibia of legs 1–13, no distal spinose projection on the tibia of legs 14–15; basitarsus and distitarsus subdivided into up to 30 tarsomeres; several coxal pores arranged in a row on the last four legs; female gonopods with 2+2–4+4, moderately small, coniform spurs, and simple claw.

Type species: Cermatobius martensii Haase, 1885