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

It is endemic to Australia, with the type locality being Perth in south-west Western Australia.

It was described by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1925.

Its sole species is Prothereua annulata Verhoeff, 1925.

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