Namibostreptus gen. n. Type species: Spirostreptus kymatorhabdus Attems 1914 Etymology: Named for Namibia, the country of provenance of the type species (Gender: Masculine). Diagnosis: Proplica length approximately half that of gonopod (Fig. 8 a). Apical proplica with an acute medial tip; proplica wide, with a concavity apically; distal metaplica with large proximal convex lateral lobe, short lateral process and short laterally deflected end process. Convex lobe extending beyond the lateral edge of proplica. End process of distal metaplica at approximately right angle with the short lateral process.

Published as part of Mwabvu, Tarombera, Hamer, Michelle, Slotow, Robert & Barraclough, David, 2009, A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) with descriptions of a new species and a new genus of spirostreptid millipede, pp. 36-56 in Zootaxa 2211 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189858