Rhyscotus

Budde-Lund, 1885

armadillo woodlice

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Rhyscotus is a of armadillo woodlice in the Rhyscotidae, first described by Gustav Budde-Lund in 1885. The genus contains twelve recognized distributed across multiple continents. Members of this genus are terrestrial isopods adapted to life on land.

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How to pronounce Rhyscotus: /ˈraɪskətəs/

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of Rhyscotus have been recorded from Africa (Somalia), Australia, Mexico, and the southern United States (Texas).

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