Pelmatoplanini
Pelmatoplanini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae.Description
The tribe Pelmatoplanini is defined as containing land planarians with a narrow body with tapered anterior end. The eyes are numerous and clustered along the sides of the body on the anterior half, usually not extending behind the mouth. The pharynx in cylindrical and the creeping sole is narrow, occupying less than 25% of the ventral side. The cutaneous longitudinal muscles are very weak, not forming bundles. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is very strong and forms an annular ring zone around the intestine. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed penis papilla.Genera
The tribe Pelmatoplanini contains only two genera:
