BeauchampiusBeauchampius is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Pelmatoplaninini.DescriptionThe genus Beauchampius includes planarians with weak cutaneous longitudinal musculature and strong parenchymal musculature forming a ring zone. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed conical penis papilla and two female ducts opening into the genital atrium, one from the ventral female canal and other from the dorsal diverticulum that in some cases forms a seminal bursa.EtymologyThe genus Beauchampius was named in honor of Paul Marais de Beauchamp, who studied land planarians for more than 60 years.SpeciesThe genus Beauchampius includes the following species:Beauchampius bangoianus Beauchampius coonoorensis Beauchampius crassus Beauchampius dawydoffi Beauchampius indosinicus Beauchampius nilgiriensis Beauchampius sarasinorum Beauchampius sondaica ''Beauchampius trimeni''