Miktoniscus patiencei Vandel, 1946

Boeraeve, Pepijn, Arijs, Gert, Segers, Stijn, Smedt, Pallieter De, Spinicornis & Utm, Belgium. Every grid cell of the, 1908, Habitat and seasonal activity patterns of the terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Belgium, Belgian Journal of Entomology 116, pp. 1-95 : 29

9. Miktoniscus patiencei Vandel, 1946

( Fig. 2 c )

Miktoniscus patiencei is probably the rarest woodlouse species in Belgium and presumably extinct ( DE SMEDT et al., 2018b). It has not been found in the recent surveys. We refer to LOCK & DURWAEL (2000), LOCK (2001) and DE SMEDT et al. (2020a) for information on the habitat in Belgium, however based on only two observations. M. patiencei is a coastal species found just above the high-water mark. There it can be found by turning drift wood and other waste. The only two records of the species are from the end of the 20 th century and the beginning of the 21 st century in March and July respectively, see LOCK & DURWAEL (2000) and LOCK (2001).

The habitat in the Netherlands is discussed by BERG et al. (2008) and for the United Kingdom by GREGORY (2009).

Figures

Fig. 2. a, Ligia oceanica; b, Haplophthalmus danicus; c, Miktoniscus patience; d, Trichoniscus pygmaeus; e, Armadillidium pictum; f, Armadillidium vulgare; g, Porcellio dilatatus; h, Porcellio laevis.