Barnardillo
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| Barnardillo | |
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| Barnardillo barnardi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Barnardillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Armadillo mucidus Budde-Lund, 1885 | |
Barnardillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. In 1934 Alceste Arcangeli instituted the genus Barnardillo for the species Armadillo mucidus (Budde-Lund, 1885) and others but he did not designate a type specimen. In 1998 Stefano Taiti, Pasquino Paoli, and Franco Ferrera subsequently validated this genus by naming Armadillo mucidus (Budde-Lund, 1885) the type specimen. This type specimen was collected at Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.[1][2][3] There are currently five species in this genus.[2][4]
Barnardillo have long and thin penicils (dentate setae on mandibles). Their frontal lamina (head shield) protrudes past the end of the head.[5]
Distribution
This genus has been found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[2] Some members of this genus can be found up to 2350m in elevation.[6]
