Philosciidae
Philosciidae are a family of woodlice (terrestrial isopod crustaceans). They occur almost everywhere on earth, with most species found in (sub)tropical America, Africa and Oceania, and only a few in the Holarctic.
Genera
This list is complete for genera described until the end of 2001 [2].
- Abebaioscia Vandel, 1974 — Panniki Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia (1 species)
- Adeloscia Vandel, 1977 — New Zealand (1 species)
- Alboscia Schultz, 1995 — Paraguay, southern Brazil (3 species)
- Anaphiloscia Racovitza, 1907 — Northwestern Mediterranean (2 species)
- Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908 — Eastern Africa, Madagascar, Andaman Islands, Chagos Archipelago (18 species)
- Andenoniscus Verhoeff, 1941 — Peru, Panama (2 species)
- Andricophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Eastern New Guinea (1 species)
- Androdeloscia Leistikow, 1999 — Tropical America (17 species)
- Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 1908 — Eastern, southern Africa, Madagascar, islands of western Indian Ocean (19 species)
- Araucoscia Verhoeff, 1939 — Chile: Calbuco Island (1 species)
- Arcangeloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980 — Cameroon, Congo, Malawi (7 species)
- Archaeoscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
- Ashtonia Vandel, 1974 — Australia (1 species)
- Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981 — Ascension Island, Florida, Brazil, Argentina, St. Helena (2 species)
- Australophiloscia Green, 1990 — Australia, Hawai'i, Tonga, Nomuka Iki Islands (3 species)
- Baconaoscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
- Barnardoscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1982 — South Africa (2 species)
- Benthana Budde-Lund — Brazil, Paraguay (15 species)
- Benthanoides Lemos de Castro, 1958 — Peru, Chile (3 species)
- Benthanops Barnard, 1932 — South Africa (1 species)
- Benthanoscia Lemos de Castro, 1958 — Brazil (1 species)
- Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 — Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Cameroon, Sao Tomé, Mozambique, Somalia, Pacific islands (65 species)
- Caraiboscia Vandel, 1968 — Galapagos, Venezuela (2 species)
- Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 — Mediterranean (9 to 20 species)
- Colombophiloscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (3 species)
- Congophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 — Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Angola, Annobon Island (4 species)
- Ctenoscia Verhoeff, 1928 — Western Mediterranean (2 species)
- Cubanophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
- Dekanoscia Verhoeff, 1936 — India, cave (1 species)
- Didima Budde-Lund — Madagascar (1 species)
- Ecuadoroniscus Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
- Erophiloscia Vandel, 1972 — Colombia, Ecuador (4 species)
- Eurygastor Green, 1990 — Australia (2 species)
- Floridoscia Schultz & Johnson, 1984 — Southern Florida (1 species)
- Gabunoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 — Gabun (1 species)
- Halophiloscia Verhoff, 1908 — Mediterranean, Crimea, Bermuda, Canary Islands, USA, Argentina (6 or 7 species)
- Hawaiioscia Schultz, 1973 — Hawai'i (1 species)
- Heroldia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (6 species)
- Hoctunus Mulaik, 1960 — Mexico (1 species)
- Huntonia Vandel, 1973 — Australia (1 species)
- Isabelloscia Vandel, 1973 — Salomon Archipelago (1 species)
- Ischioscia Verhoeff, 1928 — South America (12 species)
- Javanoscia Schultz, 1985 — Java (1 species)
- Jimenezia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
- Laevophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Western Australia (9 species)
- Leonoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985 — Sierra Leone (1 species)
- Lepidoniscus Verhoeff, 1908 — Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Northern Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (4 species)
- Leucophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — New Guinea (1 species)
- Loboscia Schmidt, 1998 — Malaysia (1 species)
- Metaprosekia Leistikow, 2000 — Venezuela (1 species)
- Metriogaster Vandel, 1974 — Australia (1 species)
- Microphiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
- Mirtana Leistikow, 1997 — Costa Rica (1 species)
- Nahia Budde-Lund — South Africa (1 species)
- Nataloniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 — South Africa (1 species)
- Nesoniscus Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (2 species)
- Nesophiloscia Vandel, 1968 — Galapagos (1 species)
- Okeaninoscia Vandel, 1977 — Kermadec Archipelago (1 species)
- Oniscomorphus Jackson, 1938 — Rapa Nui (1 species)
- Oniscophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Juan Fernández Islands and adjacent coast of Chile (4 species)
- Oreades Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
- Oroscia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (2 species)
- Palaioscia Vandel, 1973 — New Guinea (1 species)
- Papuaphiloscia Vandel, 1970 — Bismarck Archipelago, China, Guadalcanal, Hawai'i, New Guinea, Japan, New Zealand (11 species)
- Parachaetophiloscia Cruz & Dalens, 1990 — Spain (1 species)
- Paraguascia Schultz, 1995 — Paraguay (1 species)
- Parapacroscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
- Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 1900 — Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Guinea (9 species)
- Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 1967 — Guiana (1 species)
- Pentoniscus Richardson, 1913 — Costa Rica (4 species)
- Perinetia Barnard, 1958 — Madagascar (1 species)
- Philoscia Latreille, 1804 — Europe, Mediterranean (ca. 10 species)
- Philoscina Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 — South Africa (3 species)
- Platyburmoniscus Schmidt, 2000 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
- Platycytoniscus Herold, 1931 — Flores, Sri Lanka (2 species)
- Pleopodoscia Verhoeff, 1942 — East Africa (6 species)
- Plumasicola Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
- Plymophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Australia, Tasmania (8 species)
- Portoricoscia Leistikow, 1999 — Puerto Rico (1 species)
- Prosekia Leistikow, 2001 — Venezuela (1 species)
- Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund — Chile (3 species)
- Pseudosetaphora Ferrara & Taiti, 1986 — Seychelles (1 species)
- Pseudotyphloscia Verhoeff, 1928 — Sulawesi, West Java, Taiwan (1 species)
- Puteoscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
- Quintanoscia Leistikow, 2000 — Mexico (1 species)
- Rostrophiloscia Arcangeli, 1932 — Dominica (1 species)
- Sechelloscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1983 — Seychelles (1 species)
- Serendibia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
- Sinhaloscia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
- Stenophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 — Dalmatia, Greece, Italy (6 species)
- Stephenoscia Vandel, 1977 — New Zealand (1 species)
- Sulesoscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
- Tenebrioscia Schultz, 1985 — Java (1 species)
- Thomasoniscus Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
- Tiroloscia Verhoeff, 1926 — Italy, Spain (9 species)
- Togoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985 — Togo (1 species)
- Tongoscia Dalens, 1988 — Tonga (1 species)
- Trichophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 — Sardinia (1 species)
- Troglophiloscia Brian, 1929 — Cuba, Mexico, Belize (3 species)
- Tropicana Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Hawai'i, Sri Lanka, Comoro Islands, Cameroon (1 species)
- Tropiscia Vandel, 1973 — Ecuador (1 species)
- Vandelophiloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 — Ivory Coast (1 species)
- Verhoeffiella Vandel, 1970 — New Caledonia (1 species)
- Wahrbergia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (1 species)
- Xiphoniscus Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
- Zebrascia Verhoeff, 1942 — Ivory Coast, Bioko, Cameroon (2 species)
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