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Philosciidae

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Oniscidea

Scientific name
  
Philosciidae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Isopods

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Superfamily
  
Oniscoidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family


Similar
  
Woodlouse, Isopods, Crustacean, Platyarthridae, Armadillidae

Philosciidae are a family of woodlice (terrestrial isopod crustaceans). They occur almost everywhere on earth, with most species found in (sub)tropical America, Africa and Oceania, and only a few in the Holarctic.

Genera

This list is complete for genera described until the end of 2001.

  • Abebaioscia Vandel, 1974 – Panniki Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia (1 species)
  • Adeloscia Vandel, 1977New Zealand (1 species)
  • Alboscia Schultz, 1995Paraguay, southern Brazil (3 species)
  • Anaphiloscia Racovitza, 1907 – Northwestern Mediterranean (2 species)
  • Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908 – Eastern Africa, Madagascar, Andaman Islands, Chagos Archipelago (18 species)
  • Andenoniscus Verhoeff, 1941Peru, Panama (2 species)
  • Andricophiloscia Vandel, 1973 – Eastern New Guinea (1 species)
  • Androdeloscia Leistikow, 1999 – Tropical America (17 species)
  • Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 1908 – Eastern, southern Africa, Madagascar, islands of western Indian Ocean (19 species)
  • Araucoscia Verhoeff, 1939Chile: Calbuco Island (1 species)
  • Arcangeloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980Cameroon, Congo, Malawi (7 species)
  • Archaeoscia Vandel, 1973Cuba (1 species)
  • Ashtonia Vandel, 1974 – Australia (1 species)
  • Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981Ascension Island, Florida, Brazil, Argentina, St. Helena (2 species)
  • Australophiloscia Green, 1990 – Australia, Hawaii, Tonga, Nomuka Iki Islands (3 species)
  • Baconaoscia Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Barnardetia Xing & Chen, 2013 - formerly Perinetia Barnard, 1959 – Madagascar (1 species)
  • Barnardoscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1982South Africa (2 species)
  • Benthana Budde-Lund – Brazil, Paraguay (15 species)
  • Benthanoides Lemos de Castro, 1958 – Peru, Chile (3 species)
  • Benthanops Barnard, 1932 – South Africa (1 species)
  • Benthanoscia Lemos de Castro, 1958 – Brazil (1 species)
  • Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Cameroon, Sao Tomé, Mozambique, Somalia, Pacific islands (65 species)
  • Caraiboscia Vandel, 1968 – Galapagos, Venezuela (2 species)
  • Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 – Mediterranean (9 to 20 species)
  • Colombophiloscia Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (3 species)
  • Congophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 – Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Angola, Annobon Island (4 species)
  • Ctenoscia Verhoeff, 1928 – Western Mediterranean (2 species)
  • Cubanophiloscia Vandel, 1973 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Dekanoscia Verhoeff, 1936India, cave (1 species)
  • Didima Budde-Lund – Madagascar (1 species)
  • Ecuadoroniscus Vandel, 1968 – Ecuador (1 species)
  • Erophiloscia Vandel, 1972Colombia, Ecuador (4 species)
  • Eurygastor Green, 1990 – Australia (2 species)
  • Floridoscia Schultz & Johnson, 1984 – Southern Florida (1 species)
  • Gabunoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 – Gabun (1 species)
  • Halophiloscia Verhoff, 1908 – Mediterranean, Crimea, Bermuda, Canary Islands, USA, Argentina (6 or 7 species)
  • Hawaiioscia Schultz, 1973 – Hawaii (1 species)
  • Heroldia Verhoeff, 1926New Caledonia (6 species)
  • Hoctunus Mulaik, 1960Mexico (1 species)
  • Huntonia Vandel, 1973 – Australia (1 species)
  • Isabelloscia Vandel, 1973Salomon Archipelago (1 species)
  • Ischioscia Verhoeff, 1928 – South America (12 species)
  • Javanoscia Schultz, 1985Java (1 species)
  • Jimenezia Vandel, 1973 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Laevophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 – Western Australia (9 species)
  • Leonoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985Sierra Leone (1 species)
  • Lepidoniscus Verhoeff, 1908Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Northern Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (4 species)
  • Leucophiloscia Vandel, 1973 – New Guinea (1 species)
  • Loboscia Schmidt, 1998Malaysia (1 species)
  • Metaprosekia Leistikow, 2000 – Venezuela (1 species)
  • Metriogaster Vandel, 1974 – Australia (1 species)
  • Microphiloscia Vandel, 1973 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Mirtana Leistikow, 1997Costa Rica (1 species)
  • Nahia Budde-Lund – South Africa (1 species)
  • Nataloniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 – South Africa (1 species)
  • Nesoniscus Verhoeff, 1926 – New Caledonia (2 species)
  • Nesophiloscia Vandel, 1968 – Galapagos (1 species)
  • Okeaninoscia Vandel, 1977Kermadec Archipelago (1 species)
  • Oniscomorphus Jackson, 1938 – Rapa Nui (1 species)
  • Oniscophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922Juan Fernández Islands and adjacent coast of Chile (4 species)
  • Oreades Vandel, 1968 – Ecuador (1 species)
  • Oroscia Verhoeff, 1926 – New Caledonia (2 species)
  • Palaioscia Vandel, 1973 – New Guinea (1 species)
  • Papuaphiloscia Vandel, 1970 – Bismarck Archipelago, China, Guadalcanal, Hawaii, New Guinea, Japan, New Zealand (11 species)
  • Parachaetophiloscia Cruz & Dalens, 1990Spain (1 species)
  • Paraguascia Schultz, 1995 – Paraguay (1 species)
  • Parapacroscia Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 1900Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Guinea (9 species)
  • Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 1967 – Guiana (1 species)
  • Pentoniscus Richardson, 1913 – Costa Rica (4 species)
  • Philoscia Latreille, 1804Europe, Mediterranean (ca. 10 species)
  • Philoscina Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 – South Africa (3 species)
  • Platyburmoniscus Schmidt, 2000 – Sri Lanka (1 species)
  • Platycytoniscus Herold, 1931Flores, Sri Lanka (2 species)
  • Pleopodoscia Verhoeff, 1942 – East Africa (6 species)
  • Plumasicola Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Plymophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 – Australia, Tasmania (8 species)
  • Portoricoscia Leistikow, 1999Puerto Rico (1 species)
  • Prosekia Leistikow, 2001 – Venezuela (1 species)
  • Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund – Chile (3 species)
  • Pseudosetaphora Ferrara & Taiti, 1986Seychelles (1 species)
  • Pseudotyphloscia Verhoeff, 1928Sulawesi, West Java, Taiwan (1 species)
  • Puteoscia Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Quintanoscia Leistikow, 2000 – Mexico (1 species)
  • Rostrophiloscia Arcangeli, 1932Dominica (1 species)
  • Sechelloscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1983 – Seychelles (1 species)
  • Serendibia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 – Sri Lanka (1 species)
  • Sinhaloscia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 – Sri Lanka (1 species)
  • Stenophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908Dalmatia, Greece, Italy (6 species)
  • Stephenoscia Vandel, 1977 – New Zealand (1 species)
  • Sulesoscia Vandel, 1973 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Tenebrioscia Schultz, 1985 – Java (1 species)
  • Thomasoniscus Vandel, 1981 – Cuba (1 species)
  • Tiroloscia Verhoeff, 1926 – Italy, Spain (9 species)
  • Togoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985Togo (1 species)
  • Tongoscia Dalens, 1988Tonga (1 species)
  • Trichophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 – Sardinia (1 species)
  • Troglophiloscia Brian, 1929 – Cuba, Mexico, Belize (3 species)
  • Tropicana Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 – Hawaii, Sri Lanka, Comoro Islands, Cameroon (1 species)
  • Tropiscia Vandel, 1973 – Ecuador (1 species)
  • Vandelia Kammerer, 2006 (replacement name for Verhoeffiella Vandel, 1970) – New Caledonia (1 species)
  • Vandelophiloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978Ivory Coast (1 species)
  • Wahrbergia Verhoeff, 1926 – New Caledonia (1 species)
  • Xiphoniscus Vandel, 1968 – Ecuador (1 species)
  • Zebrascia Verhoeff, 1942 – Ivory Coast, Bioko, Cameroon (2 species)
  • References

    Philosciidae Wikipedia


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