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Armadillidium atticum

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is a small to medium sized species, reaching maximum dimensions of only about 13.5 x 5.8 mm. Its tergites are covered with granulations and the coloration of the body consists of a pale greyish-brown hue with lighter epimera. The frontal shield surpasses the anterior edge of the head, has a straight
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Being the nominate subspecies, it is characterized by the very long posterior lobe of the first pleopod-exopodite of the male and the wide and deep groove found in the middle of the head, immediately behind the frontal
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has a weakly developed brush of short spines on the carpus and the seventh pereiopod a ventrally concave ischium, decorated with a longitudinal hair-field at the apical part. The first
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have been described. However, their validity is disputed with various sources accepting none, some or all of them. The subspecies, and their diagnostic characters, are the following:
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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 part of the "
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to curved upper margin and its lateral corners are pronounced. The head itself has a groove in the middle, immediately behind the frontal shield. The lobes of the
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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
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This subspecies holds an intermediate position between the other two, as it is characterized by a posterior lobe which is longer than that of
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This subspecies has the posterior lobe of the first pleopod-exopodite much shorter, being only about half as long as the anterior one.
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specimen: Lateral view of the whole body (left), close-up of the head (above right) and close-up of the telson (below right)
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Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version".
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Helmut Schmalfuss (2006). "The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Greece. 24th contribution: The genus
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is slightly longer than the first. The hind margins of the first pair of epimera are rounded. The
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A study of terrestrial arthropod fauna among different habitat types on Mt. Parnitha (in Greek)
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has an exopodite with a narrow, elongated posterior lobe and an endopodite with straight apex.
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Hans Strouhal (1929). "Die Landisopoden des Balkans. 3. Beitrag: SĂĽdbalkan".
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is triangular, as wide as long and has straight sides and a rounded tip.
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Concerning the sexual characters of the male, the first
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Karl Schmölzer (1965). "Ordnung Isopoda (Landasseln)".
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based on specimens collected from the surroundings of
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Mount Aigaleo
Athens
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Isopoda
Oniscidea
Armadillidiidae
Armadillidium
Binomial name
Strouhal

European
species
woodlouse
Greece
Armadillidium insulanum
Armadillidium
Athens
rib-like
ocelli
tergites
pill bugs
Aegean Islands
Greek
Turkish

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