Abstract
ABSTRACT This study, based on the discovery and examination of male specimens of Liomma laeve Roewer, 1959, proposes the reclassification of the monotypic genus Liomma Roewer, 1959. Currently placed in Grassatores incertae sedis, we hereby transfer it to the Nomoclastidae family. In this work, we present a reevaluation of the genus and a comprehensive redescription of its type species. Additionally, we introduce a novel anatomical feature, seemingly exclusive to Nomoclastidae, which we term ‘metatarsal carinate setae (MtCS)’. MtCS comprises specialised striate setae organised in a comb-like structure located on the prolateral distal part of metatarsus I in males. The presence of MtCS has been observed not only in Liomma laeve but also in several as-yet-undescribed species within the Nomoclastidae family. These observations are part of a broader, ongoing project aimed at comprehensively understanding and classifying this taxonomic group.
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