Barnardillo barnardi

picture by Robert Taylor ¹ CC-BY

English	German	Name
Order	Ordnung	Isopoda
Suborder	Unterordnung	Oniscidea
Family	Familie	Armadillidae
Genus	Gattung	Barnadillo
Species	Art	Barnadillo barnardi

Description

Elongate and oval body that is moderately convex. The surface of this isopod is very finely granulated except for lateral patches next to the median line that each have four raised spots. The eyes are relatively big. The antennae have seven parts, two of which belong to the tip.

The uropoda are small and do not extend over the telson.

According to Collinge, they are around 2,5 cm big.

Distribution

They were first found in east South Africa in what is today the province KwaZulu-Natal.

First described by/in

Collinge, W. E. (1920) Contributions to a knowledge of the terrestrial Isopoda of Natal. Part III. Annals of the Natal Museum 4: 471-490.

Synonyms

Cubaris barnadi (incorrect classification)

Sources

Collinge, W. E. (1920) Contributions to a knowledge of the terrestrial Isopoda of Natal. Part III. Annals of the Natal Museum 4: 471-490

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