A revision of the Siphonocryptidae (Diplopoda, Polyzoniida)

Siphonocryptus compactusPocock, 1894 (Sumatra), is redescribed from type and fresh material.Siphonocryptus latiorsp. n. (Malaya) is described.Hirudicryptusgen. n. (monotypic) is erected, type‐speciesSiphonocryptus canariensisLoksa, 1967 (Canary Islands, Madeira). Arguments for monophyly of Siphonocryptidae (=Siphonocryptus + Hirudicryptus) and for a sister‐group relationship between Siphonocryptidae and all other Polyzoniida arc presented. The strongly disjunct distribution area of the family is compared with other disjunct distributions involving the Canary Islands and Madeira.