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Checklist for Family Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 (Sow Bugs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
195
801
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
67
315
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
16
52
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
15
50
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
11
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
6
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOniscidae
Latreille, 1802
Sow Bugs, Sowbugs, Woodlice
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
2 Genera with 4 Species
Hanoniscus Budde-Lund, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Oniscus Linnaeus, 18044SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hanoniscus nichollsi Bowley, 1935
Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758Common Shiny Woodlouse
Oniscus asellus asellus Linnaeus, 1758
Oniscus gracilis (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Anthura gracilis Montagu, 1808
Oniscus hirsutus (Montagu, 1804)⇒ Campecopea hirsuta Montagu, 1804


Links, sources and further information
Oniscidae at artfakta.se
Oniscidae at biodiversity.org.au
Oniscidae at dyntaxa.se
Oniscidae at gbif.org
Oniscidae at irmng.org
Oniscidae at itis.gov