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Checklist for Superfamily Oniscoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
30
62
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
22
47
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
10
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
9
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
6
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
3 Families width 17 Species
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice9SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
11 Genera with 17 Species
Benthana Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Circoniscus Pearse, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Formicascia Leistikow, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pentoniscus Richardson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Richardsoniscus Vandel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroniscus Gerstäcker, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Yaerikima Leistikow, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
17 Species
Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Circoniscus gaigei Pearse, 1917
Circoniscus hamatus Van Name, 1936
Circoniscus ornatus Verhoeff, 1941
Circoniscus spinosus Collinge, 1918
Formicascia inquilina Van Name, 1936
Paraphiloscia maculata Budde-Lund, 1885
Parischioscia omissa Van Name, 1936
Pentoniscus exilis Van Name, 1925Davidson's wavewing
Philoscia demerarae Van Name, 1925Davidson's wavewing
Philoscia olfersii (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Philoscia spinosa (Say, 1818)⇒ Miktoniscus spinosus Say, 1818
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Richardsoniscus portoricensis Richardson, 1901
Sphaeroniscus guianensis Van Name, 1936
Sphaeroniscus tukeitanus Van Name, 1936
Yaerikima kartaboana Van Name, 1936

Subnodes of Oniscoidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyPhilosciidae
Kinahan, 1857
woodlice
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyarthridae
Verhoeff, 1949
woodlice
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaeroniscidae
Vandel, 1964
3
7
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