Opionoides Shear & Marek 2025, new genus

Opionoides Shear & Marek, new genus Type species: Opionoides cataracta Shear & Marek, new species. Monotypic. Diagnosis: Distinct in the form of the gonopods (Figs 24–27) from all other caseyid genera. The anterior angiocoxite is distally crowned with an array of stout cuticular spines (not setae) and the large posterior angiocoxites, which project anteriorly between the anterior angiocoxites bear a complex array of feathery, fimbriate processes.Large, poorly sclerotized colpocoxites are present, and a small, fimbriate branch may represent a vestigial telopodite. Etymology. The genus name is a Greek neologism, “like Opiona ” and should be considered feminine in gender. Description. As for the single known species, described below.