Scleropauropus Silvestri, 1902

Scleropauropus Silvestri, 1902 . Ordo Pauropoda. In: Berlese, A. (Ed.), Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, 10: 65–66 and fasc. 96, no. 8, pl. 13.

Diagnosis. A genus in Pauropodidae characterized by: 1. anterior margin of sternal antennal branch shorter than posterior margin; 2. pygidial sternum with setae b 1+ b 3 or setae b 1 only; 3. tergal side with at least partly coarse cuticula and lanceolate setae.

Type-species: Scleropauropus hastifer Silvestri 1902 (see introduction).

After the removal of 17 species listed above Scleropauropus in the above sense has 14 species all listed below.

Distribution. England, France and Italy, north and tropical Africa, Madagascar; USA, Mexico and Brazil.