''Eleoniscus'' is a
genus of the small
terrestrial crustaceans known as
woodlice. It includes one
species, ''Eleoniscus helenae'', which is
endemic to
Alicante province
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community (Alica ...
,
Spain,
where it is known from two caves.
It may have been extirpated from one of the two caves (the species'
type location) through the increasing urbanisation of the
Macizo de Montgó.
References
Woodlice
Woodlice of Europe
Fauna of the Iberian Peninsula
Monotypic arthropod genera
Endemic fauna of Spain
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