Malgasodes Mahunka 2000

Diagnosis. Prodorsum with elevated processes; without posterior prodorsal depression. Lamellae dorsolateral. Bothridia with smooth bothridial ring and bothridial tooth. Notogaster with conspicuous anterior notogastral depression, fourteen pairs of setae, four pairs of setae inside anterior notogastral depression; four pairs around notogastral depression; two pairs posterior and externally to depression; four pairs marginally to notogaster. Interlamellar and notogastral setae long, simple (except four marginal pairs). Supratutorial depression, Pedotecta I, II, discidium, humeral apophysis present. Notogastral border tectum not prolonged by a limbus, notogastral and ventral fig separated. Epimeral chaetotaxy 3-1-3-3. Anterior genital furrow present. Four pairs of genital setae; aggenital setae posterior to genital opening. Three pairs of adanal setae; anal fig slightly tipped. Two pairs of anal setae.