Published December 28, 2009 | Version v1
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Uluguroscia pohli Taiti & Ferrara 2004

  • 1. Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) ,, Italy

Description

Uluguroscia pohli Taiti & Ferrara, 2004

Uluguroscia pohli Taiti & Ferrara, 2004: 238, figs 19–20, pl. 7

Material examined. Socotra: many ♁♁ and ♀♀, Qeysoh, 12°39'32"N 53°28'12"E, in palm grove, 20.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9210; 5 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF); many ♁♁ and ♀♀, same locality, under palm logs in meadow, 20.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9218; 5 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF); 1 ♁, 6 ♀♀, Wadi Ayhaft, 12°36'14.7"N 53°59'31.1"E, ca. 240 m, granite, under stones near wadi, 21.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9211; 5 ♁♁, 12 ♀♀, 4 juvs, Wadi Ayhaft, 12°36'38"N 53°58'42.9"E, ca. 170 m, limestone, under stones, 21.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9216; many ♁♁ and ♀♀, Wadi Daneghan, 12°35'50.8"N 54°03'27.2"E, wet cliff, Ficus litter and under stones, 300 m, 17.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9212; 5 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF); 2 ♁♁, 1 ♀, along path from Wadi Daneghan to Adho Dimelho, 12°35'22.4"N 54°02'58.3"E, 550 m, under stones near spring, 22.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9213; 1 ♁, 4 ♀♀, Wadi Daneghan, 12°36'23.6"N 54°03'31.8"E, 170 m, 17.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9214; many ♁♁ and ♀♀, Hoq Cave, 12°35'07.9"N 54°21'06.1"E, in humus outside entrance, 14.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9215; 5 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF); 10 ♁♁, 4 ♀♀, 12 juvs, S of Riqeleh, 12°35'42.4"N 54°18'52.8"E, in palm grove along Wadi Kazekas, 50 m, 17.I.2003, leg. S. Taiti, MZUF-9217; 5 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀, same data, NHCY (MZUF).

Distribution. Species endemic to Socotra Island where it occurs below 700 m elevation.

Notes

Published as part of Taiti, Stefano & Checcucci, Ilaria, 2009, New species and records of terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea, Oniscidea) from Socotra Island, Yemen, pp. 73-103 in ZooKeys 31 (3) on pages 80-81, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.31.140, http://zenodo.org/record/576582

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NHCY, MZUF
Event date
2003-01-14 , 2003-01-17 , 2003-01-20 , 2003-01-21 , 2003-01-22
Family
Philosciidae
Genus
Uluguroscia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Isopoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Taiti & Ferrara
Species
pohli
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2003-01-14 , 2003-01-17 , 2003-01-20 , 2003-01-21 , 2003-01-22
Taxonomic concept label
Uluguroscia pohli &, 2004 sec. Taiti & Checcucci, 2009

References

  • Taiti S, Ferrara F (2004) The terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Oniscidea) of the Socotra Archipelago. Fauna of Arabia 20: 211 - 325.