''Cephalofovea'' is a genus of

velvet worm Onychophora (from , , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus''), is a phylum of e ...

s in the

Peripatopsidae Peripatopsidae or the Southern Velvet Worms are one of two extant families of velvet worm. This family includes more than 140 described species distributed among 41 genera, but some authorities deem only 131 of these species to be valid. The Fre ...

family. All species in this genus are

ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparity, oviparous and live-bearing viviparity, viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develo ...

and have 15 pairs of oncopods (legs), and both sexes possess a pitted-head which the male everts and uses to pass his spermatophore to the female. They are found in

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia.

Etymology

The name ''Cephalofovea'' is derived from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

κεφαλή (kephalḗ), meaning head, and

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''fovea'', meaning pit, in reference to the distinctive furrow on the head, between the antennae, which is distinctive of members of this genus.

Species

The genus contains the following species: * '' Cephalofovea cameroni''

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et al., 1995 * '' Cephalofovea clandestina'' Reid et al., 1995 * '' Cephalofovea pavimenta'' Reid et al., 1995 * '' Cephalofovea tomahmontis'' Ruhberg et al., 1988

References

Onychophorans of Australasia Onychophoran genera {{Onychophora-stub