Mesodillo

Not to be confused with Nesodillo.

Mesodillo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Mesodillo
Verhoeff, 1926
Species:
M. eremitus
Binomial name
Mesodillo eremitus
Verhoeff, 1926

Mesodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2] The type specimen for this species is a Mesodillo eremitus from a forest near Yaté, New Caledonia and it is the only species in this genus.[1][3]

Description

The genus Mesodillo is visually similar to another Armadillid genus, Orodillo. Unlike in Orodillo sp., Mesodillo do not have a bump under the posterior corner of their first epimera (side plates).[1]

The tergites of this genus lack an arched groove at the anterior end. Their tergites do not have any bristles, and instead are smooth and shiny. Their uropod exopodites are inserted unusually far forwards and outwards, closer to the outer margin than to the inner margin.[1]

Distribution

This genus has only been described from New Caledonia.[3][4]

Species

There is currently only one species in this genus:[2]

  • Mesodillo eremitus Verhoeff, 1926

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Isopoda terrestria von Neu-Caledonien und den Loyalty-Inseln". Nova Caledonia. 4 (2): 243–366. 1926.
  2. ^ a b "Marine Species Traits - Mesodillo Verhoeff, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  3. ^ a b Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 53.
  4. ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. p. 140.

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