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Checklist for Family Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 (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
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
22
70
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
17
53
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
11
34
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhilosciidae
Kinahan, 1857
Woodlice
17
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
17 Genera with 64 Species
Alboscia Schultz, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Androdeloscia Leistikow, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 20138SpeciesTaxom
Benthana Budde-Lund, 201925SpeciesTaxom
Benthanoscia Lemos de Castro, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Burmoniscus Collinge, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Ischioscia Verhoeff, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Laevophiloscia Wahrberg, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Metaprosekia Leistikow, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratlantoscia3SpeciesTaxom
Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pentoniscus Richardson, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Prosekia Vandel, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Xiphoniscus Vandel, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
64 Species
Alboscia ornata Araujo, 1999
Alboscia silveirensis Araujo, 1999
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
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
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
Burmoniscus meeusei Holthuis, 1946Pillbug
Chaetophiloscia frontalis Lemos de Castro, 1967
Ischioscia amazonica Lemos de Castro, 1955
Ischioscia irmleri Schmalfuss, 1980
Ischioscia variegata Dollfus, 1893
Laevophiloscia hirta Wahrberg, 1922
Paratlantoscia ituberasensis Campos-Filho..., 2013
Paratlantoscia robusta Zimmermann, ..., 2018
Paratlantoscia rubromarginata Araujo & Lei..., 1999
Parischioscia omissa Van Name, 1936
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
Prosekia albamaculata Lima, 1996
Prosekia insularis Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Prosekia lejeunei Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Prosekia silvatica Lemos de Cas..., 1986
Xiphoniscus adisi Grangeiro, S..., 2017


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