Family DESMODORIDAE Filipjev, 1922

Diagnosis (from Lorenzen 1981 and Decraemer & Smol 2006). Desmodoroidea. Cuticle with coarse annulations, at least in anterior body region, or striated. Specialised somatic setae such as adhesion tubes or ambulatory setae absent. Gubernaculum without dorsal apophyses. Vulva usually posterior to middle of body. Tail conical.