Neodillo

Neodillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Neodillo
Dalens, 1990

Neodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1990 by Henri Dalens. The type specimen for this species is a Neodillo simplex from Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2] There are currently two species in this genus.[3]

Description

Neodillo have a flattened body, with no ventral lobes, and are unable to conglobate.[4]

Distribution

This genus has been found on the islands of Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.[2]

Species

  • Neodillo chazeaui Dalens, 1993
  • Neodillo simplex Dalens, 1990

References

  1. ^ Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 59.
  2. ^ a b Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 152–153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "Marine Species Traits - Neodillo Dalens, 1990". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  4. ^ Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Fererra, Franco (1998). "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301.