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Soteriscus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Suborder
  
Oniscidea

Scientific name
  
Soteriscus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Isopoda

Family
  
Porcellionidae

Higher classification
  
Porcellionidae

Similar
  
Porcellionidae, Porcellionides, Porcellio, Armadillidium

Soteriscus is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species:

  • Soteriscus bremondi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira
  • Soteriscus brumdocantoi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
  • Soteriscus desertarum Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Desertas Islands
  • Soteriscus disimilis Rodríguez, 1990 – Canary Islands: Lanzarote, Lobos Island and Fuerteventura
  • Soteriscus fructuosi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
  • Soteriscus fuscovariegatus (Lucas, 1849) – northern Algeria
  • Soteriscus gaditanus Vandel, 1956 – southern Spain: Tarifa; northwestern Morocco
  • Soteriscus madeirae Arcangeli, 1958 – Madeira
  • Soteriscus mateui Vandel, 1957 – Cape Verde
  • Soteriscus porcellioniformis Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
  • Soteriscus relictus Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Islote de Desembarcadouro
  • Soteriscus stricticauda (Dollfus, 1893) – western Canary Islands
  • Soteriscus trilineatus Rodríguez & Vicente, 1992 – Canary Islands: La Gomera
  • Soteriscus virescens (Budde-Lund, 1885) – northwestern Morocco
  • Soteriscus wollastoni (Paulian de Félice, 1939) – Madeira
  • References

    Soteriscus Wikipedia