Genus Omodeoscolex Csuzdi, 1993

Omodeoscolex Csuzdi, 1993: 67; 2010: 105.

TYPE SPECIES. — Notiodrilus divergens Cognetti de Martiis, 1905 .

DIAGNOSIS. — Setae arranged in eight regular longitudinal lines. Clitellum extending from segments XIII to XX. Gizzard usually absent. Excretory system holoic. Two pairs of calciferous glands in XIV-XV, of lamellar type and opening in the esophagus separately. Spermathecae in pre-testicular segments, paired and without diverticula (Csuzdi 1993, 2010).

DISTRIBUTION. — Omodeoscolex comprises two Neotropical species (not including the new species described here): Omodeoscolex divergens (Cognetti de Martiis, 1905) is reported from Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana and Panama (http://taxo.drilobase.org/), while Omodeoscolex tocaya (Righi, Ayres & Bittencourt, 1978) is known from Brazil (Amazonas) (Righi et al. 1978).