Biology:Bethalus
Bethalus is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this species was originally designated as Armadillo nigrinus by Gustav Budde-Lund in 1885 but in 1909 he revised this designation to Bethalus nigrinus, creating a new genus in the process. The type specimen is believed to have been collected in South Africa[1]. There are at least 20 species in this genus.
Description
This genus is able to conglobate. The epimera (side plates) on their first and second pereon segments have small lobes.[2]
Distribution
Bethalus spp. are found in South Africa, Malawi, and Mozambique[1]. Bethalus live in very dry environments in comparison to many other isopod genera.[2]
Species
Numerous species have been described in Bethalus, including:[3][4]
- Bethalus arator Barnard, 1937
- Bethalus aureoniger Barnard, 1960
- Bethalus bipunctatus Barnard, 1958
- Bethalus cordatus (Dollfus, 1895)
- Bethalus egens (Budde-Lund, 1904)
- Bethalus gorongozae Barnard, 1960
- Bethalus lawrencei Barnard, 1937
- Bethalus limbatus (Brandt, 1833)
- Bethalus lineatus Taiti & Ferrara, 1987
- Bethalus linguitelson Barnard, 1960
- Bethalus mariepensis Barnard, 1960
- Bethalus nigrinus (Budde-Lund, 1885)
- Bethalus oraniensis (Dollfus, 1895)
- Bethalus panurus (Budde-Lund, 1904)
- Bethalus pretoriensis (Dollfus, 1895)
- Bethalus rhodesiae Barnard, 1932
- Bethalus simplex (Dollfus, 1895)
- Bethalus statumenes Barnard, 1960
- Bethalus stricticauda (Dollfus, 1895)
- Bethalus trichardti Barnard, 1960
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea:Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia 28 (1): 1-118.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco (1998). "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology 44: 291-301.
- ↑ "World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans - Bethalus Budde-Lund, 1909". https://www.marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248522.
- ↑ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. 654. pp. 55-56.
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