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27-03-2007, 09:51 AM
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| | | Woodlouse ID
(I've put this in the Insects Forum as we don't seem to have a general Invertebrates Forum)
Can anyone confirm the ID of this Woodlouse please? I thought it must be Porcellio scaber but have now realised there are several plausible alternatives. It was small, around 8mm. Taken in Leicestershire.
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27-03-2007, 12:16 PM
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| | | Re: Woodlouse ID
It looks like Oniscus asellus. |
27-03-2007, 02:08 PM
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| | | Re: Woodlouse ID
It certainly looks like Porcellio scaber, which is very common, but I can't remember my ID features, and the key isn't with me! It's far too 'warty' to be Oniscus asellus, which is quite smooth.
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27-03-2007, 06:17 PM
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thanks Laurence and Greg, I'll leave it as Porcellio scaber for now.
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27-03-2007, 06:22 PM
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| | | Re: Woodlouse ID
Very good images
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27-03-2007, 06:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightshade  Very good images | thanks Nightshade.
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29-03-2007, 01:48 PM
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| | | Re: Woodlouse ID
Think it could be Porcelio spinicornis, looking at the AIDGAP key to woodlice. It does also mention a superficial similarity to Oniscus asellus that Laurence mentions, but differs.in pleopods + number of lungs (obviously not visible in photo). |
29-03-2007, 07:13 PM
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| | | Re: Woodlouse ID
Hi Matt
In view of the transverse ridge across each segment of the pereon, I would suggest Porcellionides cingendus.
Nice images
Les
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29-03-2007, 07:18 PM
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thanks Les and Aeshna. There's still no real consensus so it's difficult to know which is right. Perhaps I'll wait and see if I get 2 votes for the same species before I change the titles in the Gallery 
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29-03-2007, 07:33 PM
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I was quickly browsing through woodlouse guide earlier for one of my own projects, but I realise my earlier suggestion is incorrect as P.spinicornis has a black head which contrasts with rest of the body, otherwise superficially similar. Looking at Les' suggestion of P.cingendus I think this is the correct ID- some concensus?! | | | |
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