Podothereua is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Scutigeridae.

It was described in 1905 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.

Its sole species is Podothereua insularum Verhoeff, 1905.

[1][2] The species occurs in New Britain, in the Bismarck Archipelago.

The type locality is Ralum, Kokopo.