Crinocheta

Guides

  • Rhyscotidae

    Rhyscotid woodlice

    Rhyscotidae is a family of terrestrial isopods (woodlice) within the suborder Oniscidea. The family comprises two genera, Rhyscotus and Rhyscotoides, and is characterized by small to medium-sized woodlice with typical isopod body plans. Members are found in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in the Americas. The family was established by Budde-Lund in 1904 and represents a distinct lineage within the Crinocheta clade of terrestrial isopods.

  • Trachelipodidae

    Trachelipodid Woodlice

    Trachelipodidae is a family of terrestrial isopods (woodlice) within the suborder Oniscidea. The family was established by Strouhal in 1953 and is classified within the infraorder Orthogonopoda and parvorder Crinocheta. Members are found across Europe and North America, with documented occurrences in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United States (including Vermont), and Romania. The genus Trachelipus is the best-known within the family, with species such as T. trilobatus having been subject to recent distributional studies.