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This study reexamines the Madagascan species\n                    <jats:italic>Armadillo cassida<\/jats:italic>\n                    Budde-Lund, 1908\u2014known only from a single specimen\u2014and finds that its distinctive and atypical morphological features warrant its transfer to a new genus,\n                    <jats:italic>Revelosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    gen. nov. Despite the limitations of the available material, key diagnostic traits were recovered that clearly differentiate it from all other genera in the family Armadillidae. This work highlights the enduring value of historical singletons in clarifying biodiversity, reducing taxonomic noise, and improving classification frameworks, even in the absence of fresh specimens. 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