World catalog of terrestrial isopods

The genus in quotation marks indicates that the species certainly does not belong to
the genus in its present definition.
Synonyms are arranged alphabetically according to genera, and behind the genera
according to species.
Taxa presently considered as subgenera and subspecies are not included.
In contrast to the printed version I have indicated those publications that contain
illustrations by the supplement "(figs.)". Usually only the publication with the best and
most complete illustrations is indicated. In case of several publications indicated by
"(figs.)" different characters are illustrated in the different papers. One exclamation
mark distinguishes publications with high quality illustrations of all characters that
enable an identification of the species, two exclamation marks indicate high quality
illustrations of most skeletal structures.
A b e b a i o s c i a Vandel, 1973
Crinocheta: family Philosciidae
Abebaioscia troglodytes Vandel, 1973
BIBL. – VANDEL 1973c (figs.); GREEN et alii 2002.
DISTR. – South Australia.
A c a e r o p l a s t e s Verhoeff, 1918
Crinocheta: family Porcellionidae
Acaeroplastes amicitiae Pollo Zorita & Dalens, 1982
BIBL. – POLLO ZORITA & DALENS 1982 (figs.); POLLO ZORITA 1986a.
DISTR. – Spain: Cuenca.
Acaeroplastes areolatus Verhoeff, 1918 = A. melanurus (see VANDEL 1962b: 627)
Acaeroplastes argentarius Verhoeff, 1931 = A. melanurus (see TAITI & FERRARA 1980b)
Acaeroplastes decioi (Arcangeli, 1924) = A. melanurus
Acaeroplastes delattini Verhoeff, 1951
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1951a (figs.); SCHMÖLZER 1965b; ARGANO et alii 1995.
DISTR. – Italy: Lazio.
REMARKS. – Possibly conspecific with A. melanurus.
Acaeroplastes ischianus Verhoeff, 1942
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1942g (figs.), 1944, 1951a; SCHMÖLZER 1965b; ARGANO et alii 1995.
DISTR. – Italy: island Ischia.
REMARKS. – Possibly conspecific with A. melanurus.
Acaeroplastes kosswigi Verhoeff, 1941
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1941a (figs.), 1951a; SCHMÖLZER 1965b; VERHOEFF & STROUHAL 1967 (figs.);
SCHMALFUSS 1990b (figs.).
DISTR. – NW-Turkey; Azerbaijan.
Acaeroplastes melanurus (Budde-Lund, 1885)
SYN. – A. areolatus, argentarius, decioi, sardous, Metoponorthus barroisi, m., Porcellio m.,
Porcellionides decioi, m., sardous
Orig. descr.: BUDDE-LUND 1885 (Metoponorthus m.).
Descr.: VANDEL 1962b.
Figs.: VERHOEFF 1931b; VANDEL 1962b; TAITI & FERRARA 1996.
Syst.: VANDEL 1962b; TAITI & FERRARA 1980b; JEPPESEN 2000.
Cuticle: LAGARRIGUE 1968.
Ecol.: LAGARRIGUE 1965.
Distr.: VANDEL 1962b (F); KARAMAN 1966b (former YU); VANDEL 1968a (Azores); CARUSO et
alii 1987 (Sicily, Malta, map); TAITI & FERRARA 1989c (I); ARGANO et alii 1995 (I); CARUSO
& LOMBARDO 1995 (islands SE Sicily); GARCIA & CRUZ 1996 (Balearic Islands); TAITI &
FERRARA 1996 (Corsica).
Bibl.: VANDEL 1962b.
DISTR. – ?Ireland; Azores; Spain; France; coastal Algeria; Italy; Croatia.
Acaeroplastes pellegrinensis Verhoeff, 1918
BIBL. – VERHOEFF 1918a (figs.), 1933b, 1951a; SCHMÖLZER 1965b; VERHOEFF & STROUHAL 1967;
VANDEL 1969c.
DISTR. – Sicily.
REMARKS. – Conspecifity with A. melanurus must be suspected (see CARUSO et alii 1987).
Acaeroplastes romanus Schmölzer, 1953
BIBL. – SCHMÖLZER 1953b (figs.), 1965b.
DISTR. – Central Italy.
REMARKS. – Very probably a synonym of Orthometopon dalmatinum (see SCHMALFUSS
1993).
Acaeroplastes sardous Verhoeff, 1918 = A. melanurus
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