''Soteriscus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

woodlice A woodlouse (plural woodlice) is an isopod crustacean from the polyphyleticThe current consensus is that Oniscidea is actually triphyletic suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. They get their name from often being found in old wood. ...

in the family

Porcellionidae Porcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. This family contains 530 species, found on every continent except Antarctica. The ventral plate of the thoracic exoskeleton flare out slightly over the legs. This "flare" is calle ...

found in

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n islands and adjacent parts of

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and

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Soteriscus bremondi ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus br ...

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Soteriscus brumdocantoi ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *'' Soteriscus b ...

'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira:

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Soteriscus desertarum ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *'' Soteriscus b ...

'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira:

Desertas Islands The Desertas Islands ( pt, Ilhas Desertas, , "Deserted Islands") are a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the larger Portuguese Madeira, Madeira Archipelago. The archipelago is located off the coast of Morocco. Deserta Grande Islan ...

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Soteriscus disimilis ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

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Soteriscus fructuosi ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island *''

Soteriscus fuscovariegatus ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

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Soteriscus gaditanus ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

'' Vandel, 1956 – southern

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; northwestern

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Soteriscus madeirae ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *'' Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *'' Soteriscus b ...

'' Arcangeli, 1958 – Madeira *''

Soteriscus mateui ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

'' Vandel, 1957 –

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*'' Soteriscus porcellioniformis'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island *''

Soteriscus relictus ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Islote de Desembarcadouro *''

Soteriscus stricticauda ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soteriscus bru ...

'' (Dollfus, 1893) – western Canary Islands *'' Soteriscus trilineatus'' Rodríguez & Vicente, 1992 – Canary Islands:

La Gomera La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of , it is the third smallest of the eight main islands of this archipelago. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Ten ...

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Soteriscus virescens ''Soteriscus'' is a genus of woodlouse, woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species: *''Soteriscus bremondi'' Vandel, 1960 – Madeira *''Soterisc ...

'' (Budde-Lund, 1885) – northwestern Morocco *'' Soteriscus wollastoni'' (Paulian de Félice, 1939) – Madeira

References

Porcellionidae {{isopod-stub