Lobodillo
Sign in to saveLobodillo 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. The type specimen for this species is a Lobodillo flavus from Baturiti. There are currently ten species in this genus.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Armadillidae
- Collections
- TMAG, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Vanuatu, Australia, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Armadillidae
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- taxon name
- Lobodillo
- taxon rank
- genus
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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. The type specimen for this species is a Lobodillo flavus from Baturiti. There are currently ten species in this genus.
== 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.
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