Terrestrial Isopoda from the Krakatau Islands, South Sumatra and West Java

Abstract

Seventeen species of terrestrial Isopoda are recorded from the Krakatau Islands, South Sumatra and West Java. Five species are described as new: Burmoniscus orientalis, B. rakataensis, B. veliger, B. vaughania and B. thorntoni. Four species are redescribed and illustrated: Alloniscus pallidulus Budde-Lund, 1885, Pseudotyphloscia alba (Dollfus, 1898) comb. nov., Saidjahus guttatus (Dollfus, 1898), "Spherillo" velutinus (Dollfus, 1898). Pseudotyphloscia pallida Verhoeff, 1928 is considered to be a junior synonym of P. alba. Comments on the distributions of all the species are given (Other species mentioned are Alloniscus oahuensis, A. pallidulus, Anchiphiloscia pilosa, Serendibia sp., Nagurus narus, N. cristatus, Cubaris murina C. sp, and Venezillo parvus.)