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Checklist for Superfamily Oniscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
134
373
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
50
165
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
14
33
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
13
32
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
7
25
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
4 Families width 21 Species
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice5SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice10SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 21 Species
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Deto Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Gerufa Budde-Lund, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Hiatoniscus Barnard, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Hora Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Marioniscus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Nahia Budde-Lund, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Natalscia Verhoeff, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Niambia Budde-Lund, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Oniscus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
21 Species
Aphiloscia vilis Budde-Lund, 1885
Deto echinata Guérin, 1836
Gerufa hirticornis Budde-Lund, 1909
Gerufa macrops Barnard, 1932
Gerufa marmorata Barnard, 1932
Gerufa montana Barnard, 1932
Hiatoniscus contractus Barnard, 1932
Hiatoniscus griseus Barnard, 1932
Hora damae Barnard, 1932
Marioniscus spatulifrons Barnard, 1932
Nahia hirsuta Budde-Lund, 1906
Natalscia mina Budde-Lund, 1885
Niambia angusta Budde-Lund, 1909
Niambia capensis Dollfus, 1895Isopod
Niambia formicarum Barnard, 1932
Niambia truncata Brandt, 1833
Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758Common Shiny Woodlouse
Philoscia fulva Barnard, 1932
Philoscia muscorum Scopoli, 1763Common striped woodlouse
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833Ant woodlouse

Subnodes of Oniscoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyOniscidae
Latreille, 1802
Sow Bugs, Sowbugs, Woodlice
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhilosciidae
Kinahan, 1857
woodlice
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyarthridae
Verhoeff, 1949
woodlice
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScyphacidae
Dana, 1852
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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