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Checklist for Suborder Oniscidea Latreille, 1802 (Woodlice)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
167
584
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
66
280
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
24
75
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
24 Families width 200 Species and 2 Subspecies
#PASBDTEHLOR
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Alloniscidae Schmidt, 20030SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 19640SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18310SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Balloniscidae Araujo & Zaido, 19950SpeciesTaxom
Pudeoniscidae Lemos de Castro, 19730SpeciesTaxom
Dubioniscidae Vandel, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Styloniscidae Vandel, 19520SpeciesTaxom
Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 19380SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 20000SpeciesTaxom
Hekelidae Ferrara, 19770SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice0SpeciesTaxom
Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 19080SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Bathytropidae Vandel, 19520SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Olibrinidae Vandel, 19730SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 19080SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
200 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agabiformius lentus Budde-Lund, 1885Pillbug
Alboscia ornata Araujo, 1999
Alboscia silveirensis Araujo, 1999
Amazoniscus arlei Lemos de Castro, 1967
Androdeloscia albamaculata Brasil Lima, 1996
Androdeloscia digitata Leistikow, 1999
Androdeloscia escalonai Schmidt & Le..., 2005
Androdeloscia lejeunei Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Androdeloscia silvatica Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Androdeloscia tarumae Lemos de Castro, 1984
Armadillidium anconanum Verhoeff, 1928
Armadillidium apenninigenum Verhoeff, 1936
Armadillidium argentarium Verhoeff, 1931
Armadillidium badium Budde-Lund, 1885
Armadillidium baldense Verhoeff, 1902
Armadillidium beieri Strouhal, 1937Aquatic oligochaete worm
Armadillidium bimarginatum Strouhal, 1929
Armadillidium canaliferum Verhoeff, 1908
Armadillidium carniolense Verhoeff, 1901
Armadillidium cephalonicum Strouhal, 1929
Armadillidium clavigerum Verhoeff, 1928
Armadillidium saxivagum Verhoeff, 1901
Armadillidium simoni Dollfus, 1887
Armadillidium simoni pontremolense Verhoeff, 1936
Armadillidium sordidum Dollfus, 1887
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804Carpenter
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Armadillo cinereus Brandt, 1833
Armadillo congener (Budde-Lund, 1904)⇒ Venezillo congener Budde-Lund, 1904
Atlantoscia antennamaculata Campos-Filho..., 2018
Atlantoscia australis Campos-Filho..., 2018
Atlantoscia floridana Van Name, 1940
Atlantoscia inflata Campos-Filho..., 2015
Atlantoscia meloi Campos-Filho..., 2015
Atlantoscia petronioi Campos-Filho..., 2012
Atlantoscia rubromarginata Araujo & Lei..., 1999
Atlantoscia sulcata Campos-Filho..., 2013
Balloniscus glaber Araujo & Zaido, 1995
Balloniscus nigricans Budde-Lund, 1885
Balloniscus sellowii Brandt, 1833
Benthana albomarginata Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana araucariana Araujo & Lopes, 2003
Benthana bocainensis Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana cairensis Sokolowicz, ..., 2008
Benthana carijos Costa, Campo..., 2014
Benthana convexa Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana dimorpha Lemos de Castro, 1985
Benthana guayanas Campos-Filho..., 2013
Benthana iporangensis Lima & Silve..., 1993
Benthana itaipuensis Campos-Filho..., 2011
Benthana longicaudata Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941
Benthana longipenis Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana moreirai Lemos de Castro, 1985
Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Benthana picta Brandt, 1833
Benthana santosi Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana schmalfussi Campos-Filho..., 2013
Benthana schubarti Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana serrana Araujo & Lopes, 2003
Benthana sulcata Gruner, 1955
Benthana taeniata Araujo & Buckup, 1994
Benthana trinodulata Araujo & Lopes, 2003
Benthana werneri Lemos de Castro, 1958
Benthana xiquinhoi Campo-Filho,..., 2019
Benthanoscia longicaudata Lemos de Castro, 1958
Brasiloniscus littoralis Cardoso, Cam..., 2018
Brasiloniscus maculatus Lemos de Castro, 1973
Brasiloniscus verrucosus Lemos de Castro, 1973
Burmoniscus meeusei Holthuis, 1946Pillbug
Calycuoniscus bodkini Collinge, 1915
Calycuoniscus compar Budde-Lund, 1893
Calycuoniscus goeldii Lemos de Castro, 1967
Chaetophiloscia frontalis Lemos de Castro, 1967
Chaimowiczia obybytyra Cardoso, Bas..., 2022
Circoniscus amazonicus Lima, 1996
Circoniscus apeuensis Lemos de Castro, 1967
Circoniscus bezzii Arcangeli, 1931
Circoniscus gracilidens Souza & Lemo..., 1991
Circoniscus hamatus Van Name, 1936
Circoniscus incisus Souza & Lemo..., 1991
Circoniscus intermedius Souza & Lemo..., 1991
Circoniscus ornatus Verhoeff, 1941
Circoniscus pallidus Arcangeli, 1936
Clavigeroniscus riquieri Arcangeli, 1930Pillbug
Colomboscia gaigei Pearse, 1915
Cordioniscus stebbingi Patience, 1907
Ctenorillo mineri Van Name, 1936
Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833Little sea pillbug
Cylindroniscus platoi Fernandes, C..., 2018
Diploexochus echinatus Brandt, 1833
Dubioniscus delamarei Vandel, 1963
Dubioniscus goeldii Lemos de Castro, 1967
Dubioniscus marmoratus Lemos de Castro, 1970
Elumoides atlanticus Ferrara & Sc..., 1983
Ethelum americanum Dollfus, 1896
Ethelum ciliatum Dollfus, 1901
Gabunillo aridicola Souza, Senna..., 2010
Haplophthalmus danicus Budde-Lund, 1879Pillbug
Hekelus episimus Barnard, 1932
Iansaoniscus leilae Cardoso, Bas..., 2022
Iansaoniscus paulae Cardoso, Bas..., 2022
Ischioscia amazonica Lemos de Castro, 1955
Ischioscia irmleri Schmalfuss, 1980
Ischioscia variegata Dollfus, 1893
Iuiuniscus iuiuensis Souza, Ferre..., 2015
Laevophiloscia hirta Wahrberg, 1922
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica Roux, 1828Wharf roach
Ligia baudiniana Milne-Edwards, 1840Wharf louse
Ligia olfersii (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Ligidium elrodii Packard, 1873Lehua
Littorophiloscia tropicalis Taiti & Ferrara, 1986
Littorophiloscia vittata Say, 1818
Metoponorthus pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833
Microsphaeroniscus bicolor Lemos de Castro, 1985
Microsphaeroniscus costatus Lemos de Castro, 1985
Microsphaeroniscus pallidus Lemos de Castro, 1985
Microsphaeroniscus squamatus Lemos de Castro, 1985
Microsphaeroniscus violaceus Lemos de Castro, 1985
Miktoniscus medcofi Van Name, 1940
Nagurus cristatus Dollfus, 1889Pillbug
Nagurus nanus Budde-Lund, 1908Pillbug
Neotroponiscus argentinus Giambiagi de..., 1939
Neotroponiscus carolii Arcangeli, 1936
Neotroponiscus lenkoi Lemos de Castro, 1970
Neotroponiscus littoralis Lemos de Castro, 1970
Neotroponiscus lobatus Lemos de Castro, 1970
Neotroponiscus perlatus Lemos de Castro, 1970
Neotroponiscus plaumanni Andersson, 1960
Niambia squamata Budde-Lund, 1885
Novamundoniscus adhara Campos-Filho..., 2018
Novamundoniscus dissimilis Lemos de Castro, 1960
Novamundoniscus gracilis Lopes & Araujo, 2003
Novamundoniscus persimilis Vandel, 1952
Novamundoniscus setosus Lemos de Castro, 1961
Novamundoniscus singularis Lemos de Castro, 1967
Novamundoniscus vandeli Lemos de Castro, 1959
Olibrinus antennatus Budde-Lund, 1902
Olibrinus truncatus Taiti & Ferrara, 1991Pillbug
Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758Common Shiny Woodlouse
Paratlantoscia ituberasensis Campos-Filho..., 2013
Paratlantoscia robusta Zimmermann, ..., 2018
Paratlantoscia rubromarginata Araujo & Lei..., 1999
Parischioscia omissa Van Name, 1936
Pectenoniscus angulatus Andersson, 1960
Pectenoniscus liliae Campo-Filho,..., 2019
Phalloniscus dissimilis Lemos de Castro, 1961
Phalloniscus loyolai Zardo, 1989
Phalloniscus macrophthalmus Lemos de Castro, 1961
Phalloniscus meridionalis de Araujo & ..., 1994
Philoscia hirta (Wahrberg, 1922)⇒ Laevophiloscia hirta Wahrberg, 1922
Philoscia nigricans (Budde-Lund, 1885)⇒ Balloniscus nigricans Budde-Lund, 1885
Philoscia olfersii (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Philoscia sellowii (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Balloniscus sellowii Brandt, 1833
Philoscia variegata (Dollfus, 1893)⇒ Ischioscia variegata Dollfus, 1893
Philoscia vittata (Say, 1818)⇒ Littorophiloscia vittata Say, 1818
Philoscia walkeri (Pearse, 1915)⇒ Chaetophiloscia walkeri Pearse, 1915
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Porcellio dilatatus Brandt, 1833Isopod
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804Dooryard sowbug
Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885Isopod
Porcellio lamellatus sphinx (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804Common rough woodlouse
Porcellionides advena Stuxberg, 1872
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Porcellionides schwencki Moreira, 1932
Porcellionides sexfasciatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Prosekia albamaculata Lima, 1996
Prosekia insularis Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Prosekia lejeunei Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Prosekia silvatica Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Pseudodiploexochus gibbus Lemos de Castro, 1972
Pudeoniscus birabeni Vandel, 1963
Pudeoniscus obscurus Lemos de Castro, 1973
Rhyscotus albidemaculatus Budde-Lund, 1908
Scleropactes apuensis Lemos de Castro, 1967
Spherillo lineatus Nunomura, 1990
Stymphalus dilatatus Perty, 1833
Trachelipus rathkii Brandt, 1833Isopod
Trichoniscus brasiliensis Andersson, 1960
Trichorhina acuta Araujo & Buckup, 1994
Trichorhina amazonica Souza-Kury, 1997
Trichorhina bicolor Araujo & Buckup, 1996
Trichorhina biumbonata Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina brasilensis Andersson, 1960
Trichorhina crassisetae Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina guanophila Souza-Kury, 1993
Trichorhina heterophthalma Lemos de Castro, 1964Pillbug
Trichorhina lenkoi Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina macrops Souza-Kury, 1993
Trichorhina myrmecophila Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina orensis Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina paraensis Souza-Kury, 1997
Trichorhina sexdens Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Trichorhina tatianae Araujo & Alm..., 2007
Trichorhina tropidocerata Souza, Arauj..., 2011
Tylos niveus Budde-Lund, 1885
Venezillo congener Budde-Lund, 1904
Venezillo macrosoma Mulaik, 1960
Venezillo tuberosus Budde-Lund, 1904
Xangoniscus aganju Campos-Filho..., 2014
Xiphoniscus adisi Grangeiro, S..., 2017

Subnodes of Oniscidea with occurrences in Brazil
InfraorderLigiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
22
70
182
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTylomorpha
Vandel, 1943
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDubioniscidae
Vandel, 1953
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Oniscidea at artfakta.se
Oniscidea at biodiversity.org.au
Oniscidea at itis.gov
Oniscidea at marinespecies.org