Platyarthridae
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Niambia capensis
African Cape Isopod
Niambia capensis is a species of woodlouse in the family Platyarthridae, first described by Dollfus in 1895. It is native to Africa, with records from South Africa and Namibia, and has been introduced to North America. This terrestrial isopod belongs to the suborder Oniscidea, which contains the familiar pillbugs and sowbugs. The species represents one of the few documented cases of transoceanic dispersal in terrestrial isopods, likely through human-mediated transport.