Lobodillo

Lobodillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Lobodillo
Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998

Lobodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was first described in 1931 by Werner Herold. The genus was not officially described until 1998 by Stefano Taiti, Pasquino Paoli, and Franco Ferrera.[1] The type specimen for this species is a Lobodillo flavus from Baturiti. There are currently ten species in this genus.[2]

Description

Lobodillo sp. have ventral lobes linked to their ability to conglobate that are present on all pereonites and pleonites. They also have monospiracular covered lungs, which is common for Armadillidae.[1]

Distribution

This genus has been found on numerous islands in Oceania and the surrounding area including Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.[3][4] Some species have also been found in southern Africa including in Namibia and South Africa.[4]

Species

  • Lobodillo aerarius (Barnard, 1937)
  • Lobodillo atrogrisescens (Wahrberg, 1922)
  • Lobodillo badius (Herold, 1931)
  • Lobodillo flavus (Herold, 1931)
  • Lobodillo hebridarum (Verhoeff, 1926)
  • Lobodillo hunti Vandel, 1973
  • Lobodillo lentus (Budde-Lund, 1904)
  • Lobodillo parvipannosus (Herold, 1931)
  • Lobodillo renschii (Herold, 1931)
  • Lobodillo salomonis Vandel, 1973

References

  1. ^ a b Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco (1998). "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301.
  2. ^ "Marine Species Traits - Lobodillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 49.
  4. ^ a b Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 133–134.