Armadillidium stolikanum
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| Armadillidium stolikanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidiidae |
| Genus: | Armadillidium |
| Species: | A. stolikanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Armadillidium stolikanum | |
Armadillidium stolikanum is a European species of woodlouse endemic to Greece.[2]
Armadilliidum stolikanum was described in 1907, based on only 2 female specimens that were allegedly collected in the Central Greek regional unit of Aitolia-Akarnania. It belongs to the "Armadillidiae" section of the genus, which is characterized by rib-like side edges of the forehead that never form a "frontal brim" along with the frontal shield, a frontal triangle with lateral edges that never reach the areas of the ocelli, relatively steeply-dropping epimera on all tergites and anterior lobes of the first pair of epimera that are usually either not curved upwards or with a slight hint of a bend. Additionally, the species is considered a member of the "Armadillidium granulatum group", based on the presence of strong granulations on the tergites.[1][3][4]