Chileoniscus, TAITI, FERRARA & SCHMALFUSS, 1986

Schmidt, Christian, 2007, Revision of the Neotropical Scleropactidae (Crustacea: Oniscidea), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 151, pp. 1-339 : 75

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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00286.x

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03858799-4276-FFA0-9BFB-79E6AB1BF93E

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scientific name

Chileoniscus
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CHILEONISCUS TAITI, FERRARA & SCHMALFUSS, 1986 View in CoL

Type species: Chileoniscus marmoratus Taiti, Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1986 .

Diagnosis

Endoantennal conglobation. Cephalothorax with a frontal triangular shield that is ventrally delimited by the antennal grooves. Distinct antennal lobes protruding frontally. Eyes and pigment present. Coxal plates simple, or coxal plate 1 with a notch. Noduli laterales distinct and larger than remaining tergal scale setae. Second antenna with two-jointed flagellum and a short apical cone. Mandibles with pars molaris represented by a tuft of hairy setae.

Apomorphies of the genus

[5-1] Cephalothorax with antennal lobes (without antennal lobes)

[19-1] Nodulus 7 in a more median position than 5 and 6 (all at same distance to the margin)

[65-1] Male pleopod 1 endopodite bent ventrally (in lateral view)

[73-1] Uropod expodite plate-like enlarged

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