An overview of Estonian woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea)

By

Sammet, Kaarel
Orgussaar, Getriin
Ivask, Mari
Kurina, Olavi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1067

Pages

1--17

Subjects

Estonia , Oniscidea , range shifts , soil arthropods

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1067.68105

 

Abstract

An overview of the Estonian terrestrial isopod fauna is given, based on literature data and material collected from 1984 to 2021. The identified material consisted of 10915 specimens belonging to 14 species and collected from 172 localities throughout Estonia. In combination with previous data from the literature data, there are now reliable records of 16 species of woodlice from Estonia. Two species, viz. Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833 and Hyloniscus riparius (C. Koch, 1838), are new for the fauna. The latter has probably colonised Estonia recently and range expansions have been reported elsewhere. The data on Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli, 1763) are dubious, and this species is currently excluded from the Estonian list.