Juxtapauropus n. gen.

Diagnosis. A genus in Pauropodidae characterized by anterior margin of sternal antennal branch shorter than posterior margin, antennal globulus g short-stalked, pygidial sternum with setae b 1+ b 3, legs 1 and 7–9 5-segmented, interposed pairs 6-segmented and adults with at most 9 pair of legs.

Derivation of name. From Latin juxta = near, close to ( Allopauropus and Pauropus). Type-species: Scleropauropus (Scleropauropus) crinitus Remy, 1950, by present designation. The following 9 species have to be moved here.