picture by Damien Brouste 4 CC-BY-NC
| English | German | Name |
| Order | Ordnung | Isopoda |
| Suborder | Unterordnung | Oniscidea |
| Family | Familie | Armadillidae |
| Genus | Gattung | Pseudolaureola |
| Species | Art | Pseudolaureola deharvengi |
Description
Their colour is yellowish and sometimes they have colourful spots, though the colouration varies from individual to individual. 2
| Feature | Property |
|---|---|
| Size in mm | 2.2 – 4.1 |
| Number of pleopodal trachea | 5 |
| Eyes | 9 ommatids – Smaller individuals have only six ommatids |
| Antennula | The distal part of the two articles is about three times longer than the basal one |
| Conglobation | yes |
| Form of uropods | protopod exopodit absent or very reduced |
| Form of telson | hourglass-shaped – distal part distinctly narrower than the basal part and and bearing a few very short setae |
| Surface | many tubercules and bristles |
| Body form | the pleon is very shortened |
| Modifications on males | exopods of the first male pleopod very reduced or absent |
Habitat
They were only found in forests so far. 2
Distribution
This species was first found in New Caledonia (Northern Province, Kaala-Gomen) and has since been spotted there again. 1 3 4
Anatomy
Like the whole body, the telson is covered in bristles and little hairs. 2
The outer endite of the maxillulae has eleven teeth, all whole but two of which are are very small and difficult to see.
The outer endite has two big pencilli.
The right mandible has one very short teeth and one normal sized and the left mandible two intermedial and one molar teeth. 2
First description
Dalens, H. (1998) Isopodes terrestres de Nouvelle-Caledonie. II. Sur une nouvelle espece du genre Pseudolaureola (Crustacea, Oniscidea). Zoosystema 20(1): 93-100.
Names
Deharveng’s False Triumphant Pill Woodlouse
Etymology
This species was dedicated by Henri Dalens to his colleague L. Deharveng who, with A. Bedos, collected the first specimens. 2