Philosciidae is a family of woodlouse. They occur almost everywhere on earth, with most species found in (sub)tropical Americas, Africa and Oceania, and only a few in the Holarctic realm.
Genera
Philosciidae contains the following
genera:
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Abebaioscia Vandel, 1973 - Panniki Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia (Monotypic taxon)
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Adeloscia Vandel, 1977 - New Zealand (monotypic)
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Alboscia Schultz, 1995 - Paraguay, southern Brazil (3 species)
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Anaphiloscia Racovitza, 1907 - Northwestern Mediterranean (2 species)
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Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908 - Eastern Africa, Madagascar, Andaman Islands, Chagos Archipelago (18 species)
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Andenoniscus Verhoeff, 1951 - Peru, Panama (2 species)
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Andricophiloscia Vandel, 1973 - Eastern New Guinea (monotypic)
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Androdeloscia Leistikow, 1999 - Tropical America (17 species)
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Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 1908 - Eastern, southern Africa, Madagascar, islands of western Indian Ocean (19 species)
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Aquitanoscia Broly, de Lourdes Serrano-Sánchez, Rodríguez-García & Vega, 2017
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Araucoscia Verhoeff, 1939 - Chile: Calbuco Island (monotypic)
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Arcangeloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 - Cameroon, Congo, Malawi (7 species)
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Archaeoscia Vandel, 1973 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Arhina Budde-Lund, 1904
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Ashtonia Vandel, 1974 - Australia (monotypic)
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Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981 - Ascension Island, Florida, Brazil, Argentina, St. Helena (2 species)
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Australophiloscia Green, 1990 - Australia, Hawaii, Tonga, Nomuka (3 species)
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Baconaoscia Vandel, 1981 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Barnardetia Xing & Chen, 2013 - formerly Perinetia Barnard, 1959 - Madagascar (monotypic)
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Barnardoscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1982 - South Africa (2 species)
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Benthana Budde-Lund, 1908 - Brazil, Paraguay (15 species)
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Benthanoides Lemos de Castro, 1959 - Peru, Chile (3 species)
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Benthanops Barnard, 1932 - South Africa (monotypic)
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Benthanoscia Lemos de Castro, 1958 - Brazil (monotypic)
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Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 - Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Cameroon, Sao Tomé, Mozambique, Somalia, Pacific islands (65 species)
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Caraiboscia Vandel, 1968 - Galapagos, Venezuela (2 species)
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Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 - Mediterranean (9 to 20 species)
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Colombophiloscia Vandel, 1968 - Cuba (3 species)
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Congophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 - Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Angola, Annobon Island (4 species)
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Ctenoscia Verhoeff, 1928 - Western Mediterranean (2 species)
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Cubanophiloscia Vandel, 1973 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Dekanoscia Verhoeff, 1936 - India, cave (monotypic)
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Didima humilis Budde-Lund, 1908 - Madagascar (monotypic)
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Ecuadoroniscus Vandel, 1968 - Ecuador (monotypic)
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Erophiloscia Vandel, 1972 - Colombia, Ecuador (4 species)
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Eurygastor Vandel, 1973 - Australia (2 species)
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Floridoscia Schultz and C. Johnson, 1984 - Southern Florida (monotypic)
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Formicascia Leistikow, 2001 - Guyana (monotypic)
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Gabunoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 - Gabun (monotypic)
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Halophiloscia Verhoff, 1908 - Mediterranean, Crimea, Bermuda, Canary Islands, USA, Argentina (6 or 7 species)
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Hawaiioscia Schultz, 1973 - Hawaii (monotypic)
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Heroldia Verhoeff, 1926 - New Caledonia (6 species)
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Hoctunus Mulaik, 1960 - Mexico (monotypic)
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Huntonia Vandel, 1973 - Australia (monotypic)
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Isabelloscia Vandel, 1973 - Salomon Islands (monotypic)
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Ischioscia Verhoeff, 1928 - South America (12 species)
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Javanoscia Schultz, 1985 - Java (monotypic)
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Jimenezia Vandel, 1973 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Laevophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 - Western Australia (9 species)
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Leonardoscia Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 - Brazil (monotypic)
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Leonoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985 - Sierra Leone (monotypic)
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Lepidoniscus Verhoeff, 1908 - Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Northern Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (4 species)
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Leptophiloscia Herold, 1931
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Leucophiloscia Vandel, 1973 - New Guinea (monotypic)
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Littorophiloscia Hatch, 1947
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Loboscia Schmidt, 1998 - Malaysia (monotypic)
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Metaprosekia Leistikow, 2000 - Venezuela (monotypic)
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Metriogaster Vandel, 1974 - Australia (monotypic)
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Microphiloscia Vandel, 1973 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Mirtana Leistikow, 1997 - Costa Rica (monotypic)
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Nahia Budde-Lund - South Africa (monotypic)
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Nataloniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 - South Africa (monotypic)
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Natalscia Verhoeff, 1942
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Nesoniscus Verhoeff, 1926 - New Caledonia (2 species)
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Nesophiloscia Vandel, 1968 - Galapagos (monotypic)
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Okeaninoscia Vandel, 1977 - Kermadec Islands (monotypic)
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Oniscomorphus Jackson, 1938 - Rapa Nui (monotypic)
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Oniscophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 - Juan Fernández Islands and adjacent coast of Chile (4 species)
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Oreades Vandel, 1968 - Ecuador (monotypic)
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Oroscia Verhoeff, 1926 - New Caledonia (2 species)
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Oxalaniscus Leistikow, 2000 - Mexico (monotypic)
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Pacroscia Vandel, 1981
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Palaioscia Vandel, 1973 - New Guinea (monotypic)
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Papuaphiloscia Vandel, 1970 - Bismarck Archipelago, China, Guadalcanal, Hawaii, New Guinea, Japan, New Zealand (1monotypic)
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Parachaetophiloscia Cruz & Dalens, 1990 - Spain (monotypic)
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Paractenoscia Taiti & Rossano, 2015 - Morocco (monotypic)
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Paraguascia Schultz, 1995 - Paraguay (monotypic)
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Parapacroscia Vandel, 1981 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 1900 - Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Guinea (9 species)
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Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 1967 - Guiana (monotypic)
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Pentoniscus Richardson, 1913 - Costa Rica (4 species)
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Philoscia Latreille, 1804 - Europe, Mediterranean (ca. 10 species)
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Philoscina Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 - South Africa (3 species)
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Platyburmoniscus Schmidt, 2000 - Sri Lanka (monotypic)
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Platycytoniscus Herold, 1931 - Flores, Sri Lanka (2 species)
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Pleopodoscia Verhoeff, 1942 - East Africa (6 species)
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Plumasicola Vandel, 1981 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Plymophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 - Australia, Tasmania (8 species)
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Portoricoscia Leistikow, 1999 - Puerto Rico (monotypic)
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Prosekia Vandel, 1968 - Venezuela (monotypic)
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Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund, 1904 - Chile (3 species)
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Pseudosetaphora Ferrara & Taiti, 1986 - Seychelles (monotypic)
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Pseudotyphloscia Verhoeff, 1928 - Sulawesi, West Java, Taiwan (monotypic)
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Pulmoniscus Leistikow, 2001 - Brazil (2 species)
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Puteoscia Vandel, 1981 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Quintanoscia Leistikow, 2000 - Mexico (monotypic)
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Roraimoscia Leistikow, 2001 - Brazil (monotypic)
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Rostrophiloscia Arcangeli, 1932 - Dominica (monotypic)
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Sechelloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980 - Seychelles (monotypic)
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Serendibia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 - Sri Lanka (monotypic)
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Setaphora Budde-Lund, 1908
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Sinhaloscia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 - Sri Lanka (monotypic)
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Stenophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 - Dalmatia, Greece, Italy (6 species)
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Stenopleonoscia Herold, 1931
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Stephenoscia Vandel, 1977 - New Zealand (monotypic)
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Sulesoscia Vandel, 1973 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Tenebrioscia Schultz, 1985 - Java (monotypic)
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Thomasoniscus Vandel, 1981 - Cuba (monotypic)
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Tiroloscia Verhoeff, 1926 - Italy, Spain (9 species)
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Togoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 - Togo (monotypic)
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Tongoscia Dalens, 1988 - Tonga (monotypic)
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Trichophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 - Sardinia (monotypic)
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Troglophiloscia Brian, 1929 - Cuba, Mexico, Belize (3 species)
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Tropicana Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 - Hawaii, Sri Lanka, Comoro Islands, Cameroon (monotypic)
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Tropiscia Vandel, 1968
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Uluguroscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980 - Ecuador (monotypic)
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Vandelia Kammerer, 2006 (Nomen novum for Verhoeffiella Vandel, 1970)
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Vandelophiloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 - Ivory Coast (monotypic)
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Verhoeffiella Vandel, 1970
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Wahrbergia Verhoeff, 1926 - New Caledonia (monotypic)
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Xiphoniscus Vandel, 1968 - Ecuador (monotypic)
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Yaerikima Leistikow, 2001 - Guyana (monotypic)
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Zebrascia Verhoeff, 1942 - Ivory Coast, Bioko, Cameroon (2 species)
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