Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1918

Cifuentes, Julio & DA SILVA, Luis P., 2023, Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of São Tomé Island, with the description of two new Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 species, Zoosystema 45 (21), pp. 635-652 : 648

Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1918

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Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1918: 292 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe • 1 ♀; Água Izé ; 0°13’28.2”N, 6°43’37.5”E; 18.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; MNCN 20.04/14257 • 3 ♀; Secador da Colonia Açoriana ; 0°10’42.6”N, 6°40’54.0”E; 18.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST056 ; IBI .

REMARKS

This species has very characteristic antennula and scale-setae ( Fig. 2M, N ). Ferrara & Schmalfuss (1985) have cited it from São Tomé in San Miguel and Esprainza. It is also known from Nigeria, where it was described by Silvestri (1918).

Figures

FIG. 2. — A, Agnara madagascariensis (Budde-Lund, 1885), habitus; B, Ctenorillo bananae (Van Name, 1920), habitus; C, Ctenorillo atlanticus n. sp., habitus; D, Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833, habitus; E, Gabunillo thomensis n. sp., habitus; F, Venezillo crassus (Budde-Lund, 1904), habitus; G, Elumoides atlanticus Ferrara & Schmalfuss,1983,habitus; H, Eubelum asperius Van Name, 1920, habitus;I, Burmoniscus kohleri (Schmalfuss & Ferrara,1978), habitus;J, Congophiloscia saothomensis Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978, habitus; K, Niambia atracheata (Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978), habitus; L-N, Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1918, habitus (L), antennula (M), scale-setae (N); O-Q, Trichorhina kribensis Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1983, habitus (O), antennula (P), scale-setae (Q); R, Nagurus cristatus (Dollfus, 1889), habitus. Scale bars: A-C, I, J, L, O, 0.5 mm; D, F, H, K, R, 1 mm; E, G, 0.1 mm; M, N, P, Q, 0.01 mm.