World catalog of terrestrial isopods

Distr.: VERHOEFF 1936a (BG), 1949a (TR); ARCANGELI 1950c (I); VANDEL 1955f and 1965a
(Lebanon), 1962b (F), 1968a (Azores); RADU, V. G. 1959b (RO); STROUHAL 1968c (TR,
Cyprus); SCHMÖLZER 1971 (E); SCHULTZ 1971 (N-America); PRETZMANN 1974 (Israel);
STROUHAL & PRETZMANN 1975 (Israel); SCHMALFUSS 1979b, 1981a, 1999 (GR); CIFUENTES
1984 (E); POLLO ZORITA 1986a (E); CARUSO et alii 1987 (Sicily, Malta, map); TAITI &
FERRARA 1989c (I), 1996 (Corsica and general); ARGANO & MANICASTRI 1991, 1995 (I);
CRUZ 1991a (E); GARCIA & CRUZ 1993, 1996 (Balearic Islands); SFENTHOURAKIS 1993a,
1996b (GR); CARUSO & LOMBARDO 1995 (island Pantelleria SW Sicily); PONS et alii 1999
(Morocco); WARBURG & HORNUNG 1999 (Israel); KORSÓS et alii 2002 (H); SCHMALFUSS et alii
2004 (Crete); TAITI & FERRARA 2004 (Socotra); TARTALLY et alii 2004 (H).
Bibl.: BUDDE-LUND 1885; VANDEL 1962b; STROUHAL 1968c.
DISTR. – Macaronesian Islands; Mediterranean region and the Black Sea coasts.
REMARKS. – The systematic situation of the Platyarthrus-schoblii-complex is obscure.
Some authors consider a number of forms which are listed here as separate species (e. g.
esterelanus, kislarensis, codinai) as subspecies of P. schoblii. Further extensive research
is necessary to clarify the systematics of this species-group.
Platyarthrus simoni Dollfus, 1893 = Trichorhina s.
Platyarthrus sorrentinus Verhoeff, 1931
SYN. – P. adonis
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1931b (figs.), 1940d, 1942g (figs.), 1944, 1952; SCHMÖLZER 1965b; ARGANO
et alii 1995.
DISTR. – Southern Italy: region around Naples, including island Ischia.
Platyarthrus squamatus Verhoeff, 1908 = P. caudatus
Platyarthrus stadleri Karaman, 1961 = P. schoblii
Platyarthrus stygius (Joseph, 1882) see Typhloniscus s.
P l a t y b u r m o n i s c u s Schmidt, 2000
Crinocheta: family ?
Platyburmoniscus granulatus (Manicastri & Taiti, 1987)
SYN. – Platycytoniscus g.
BIBL. – MANICASTRI & TAITI 1987 (figs.); SCHMIDT 2000b (figs.).
DISTR. – Sri Lanka.
P l a t y c y t o n i s c u s Herold, 1931
Crinocheta: family ?
Platycytoniscus granulatus Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 = Platyburmoniscus g.
Platycytoniscus spinosus Herold, 1931
BIBL. – HEROLD 1931a; SCHMIDT 2000b (figs.!!), 2002, 2003 (figs.).
DISTR. – Indonesia: islands Bali and Flores.
P l e o p o d o s c i a Verhoeff, 1942
Crinocheta: family Philosciidae
Pleopodoscia isabelensis Verhoeff, 1942
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1942b (figs.); SCHMALFUSS & FERRARA 1978; FERRARA & TAITI 1979; TAITI &
FERRARA 1980a; FERRARA & SCHMALFUSS 1985 (figs.).
DISTR. – Equatorial Guinea: island Bioko (= Fernando Poo).
Pleopodoscia maculata Schmölzer, 1974
BIBL. – SCHMÖLZER 1974a (figs.); FERRARA & TAITI 1979, 1984; TAITI & FERRARA 1980a.
DISTR. – Tanzania: Kilimanjaro.
REMARKS. – According to FERRARA & TAITI (1984) this name as well as the following three
might be synonyms of Afrophiloscia uncinata.
Pleopodoscia moundoua Schmölzer, 1974
BIBL. – SCHMÖLZER 1974a (figs.); FERRARA & TAITI 1979, 1984; TAITI & FERRARA 1980a.
DISTR. – Tanzania: near Moundou.
Pleopodoscia oldongis Schmölzer, 1974
BIBL. – SCHMÖLZER 1974a (figs.); FERRARA & TAITI 1979, 1984; TAITI & FERRARA 1980a.
DISTR. – Tanzania: Mount Meru.
Pleopodoscia pallida Schmölzer, 1974
BIBL. – SCHMÖLZER 1974a (figs.); FERRARA & TAITI 1979, 1984; TAITI & FERRARA 1980a.
DISTR. – Tanzania: Kilimanjaro.
Pleopodoscia uncinata Ferrara, 1974 = Anchiphiloscia u.
Pleurocyphoniscus bertkaui Verhoeff, 1901 = Calconiscellus b.
Pleurocyphoniscus karawankianus Verhoeff, 1908 = Calconiscellus k.
P l u m a s i c o l a Vandel, 1981
Crinocheta: family Philosciidae
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