A monograph of the Oligochaete family Alluroididae Author Jamieson, Barrie G. M. School of the Environment, University of Queensland and 1 Maxwell Court, Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia 4573. Author Fragoso, Carlos Red de Bioversidad y Sistmatica, Instituto de Ecologia A. C, Xalapa, Mexico. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-10-29 5529 3 401 435 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.3.1 journal article 304960 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.3.1 63a39145-1bdf-45c9-9843-6d0cf997c020 1175-5326 14022623 C0662CC3-C5B1-4230-BF8D-EE6336A85242

TABLE 1. The most significant characters distinguishing the genera of the Alluroidinae (modified and expanded from Omodeo and Coates, 2001).

	Alluroides Beddard, 1894	Standeria Jamieson, 1968	Brinkhurstia Jamieson, 1968	Righiella Omdeo & Coates, 2001	Kathrynella Omodeo, 1996	Barriejamiesonia Ljungström, 1971	Lacandodrilus Fragoso & Rojas, 2023
Male pores	XIII	XIII	XIII	XIII	XIV	XIII	XIII
Spermathecal pores	Mid-dorsal, some or all of VI-VIII	Lateral 8/9	Mid-dorsal 7/8, IX	Mid-dorsal 7/8	Lateral 6/7	Lateral 8/9	Lateral 9/10
Testes in	X	X	X	XI	XI	X	X and XI
Male ducts insertion	In ectal terminal chamber	In ectal terminal chamber	In ectal terminal chamber	On the ental tip of prostates	On the ental tip of prostates	In ectal terminal chamber	Not seen
Penial setae	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no
Secondary annulation	no	yes	no	no	yes	VIII	yes
Genital papillae	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
Geographical Distribution	Central Africa	Central Africa	South America	Guyana	Guyana	Central Africa	Mexico