Planipapillus
Planipapillus is a genus of velvet worms in the family Peripatopsidae, whose species are found in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales, Australia. They are unique in that the males of this genus may bear patches of reduced papillae on the head, posterior to the eyes; the generic name refers to this fact, and likewise they have been vernacularly referred to as lawn-headed onychophorans. All species in this genus are oviparous and have 15 pairs of legs.
Species
The genus was erected in 1996 by Amanda L. Reid to accommodate four contemporarily described species, of which P. taylori was designated the type species. Reid described and assigned a further eight species to Planipapillus in 2000, and Douch and Reid described an additional species in 2023, producing the count of 13 species recognised today. These species are listed below:Planipapillus absonus Douch & Reid, 2023Planipapillus annae Reid, 2000Planipapillus berti Reid, 2000Planipapillus biacinaces Reid, 1996Planipapillus biacinoides Reid, 2000Planipapillus bulgensis Reid, 1996Planipapillus cyclus Reid, 2000Planipapillus gracilis Reid, 2000Planipapillus impacris Reid, 2000Planipapillus mundus Reid, 1996Planipapillus taylori Reid, 1996Planipapillus tectus Reid, 2000Planipapillus vittatus Reid, 2000