Philosciidae

Philosciidae are a family of isopods (woodlice). They occur almost everywhere on earth, with most species found in (sub)tropical America, Africa and Oceania, and only few in the Holarctic.

Genera

This list is complete for genera described until the end of 2001.

Abebaioscia Vandel, 1974 — Panniki Cave, Nullabor Plain, South Australia (1 species)
Adeloscia Vandel, 1977 — New Zealand (1 species)
Alboscia Schultz, 1995 — Paraguay, southern Brazil (3 species)
Anaphiloscia Racovitza, 1907 — Northwestern Mediterranean (2 species)
Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908 — Eastern Africa, Madagascar, Andaman Islands, Chagos Archipelago (18 species)
Andenoniscus Verhoeff, 1941 — Peru, Panama (2 species)
Andricophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Eastern New Guinea (1 species)
Androdeloscia Leistikow, 1999 — Tropical America (17 species)
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 1908 — Eastern, southern Africa, Madagascar, islands of western Indian Ocean (19 species)
Araucoscia Verhoeff, 1939 — Chile: Calbuco Island (1 species)
Arcangeloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980 — Cameroon, Congo, Malawi (7 species)
Archaeoscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
Ashtonia Vandel, 1974 — Australia (1 species)
Atlantoscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1981 — Ascension Island, Florida, Brazil, Argentina, St. Helena (2 species)
Australophiloscia Green, 1990 — Australia, Hawai'i, Tonga, Nomuka Iki Islands (3 species)
Baconaoscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
Barnardoscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1982 — South Africa (2 species)
Benthana Budde-Lund — Brazil, Paraguay (15 species)
Benthanoides Lemos de Castro, 1958 — Peru, Chile (3 species)
Benthanops Barnard, 1932 — South Africa (1 species)
Benthanoscia Lemos de Castro, 1958 — Brazil (1 species)
Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 — Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Cameroon, Sao Tomé, Mozambique, Somalia, Pacific islands (65 species)
Caraiboscia Vandel, 1968 — Galapagos, Venezuela (2 species)
Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 — Mediterranean (9 to 20 species)
Colombophiloscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (3 species)
Congophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 — Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Angola, Annobon Island (4 species)
Ctenoscia Verhoeff, 1928 — Western Mediterranean (2 species)
Cubanophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
Dekanoscia Verhoeff, 1936 — India, cave (1 species)
Didima Budde-Lund — Madagascar (1 species)
Ecuadoroniscus Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
Erophiloscia Vandel, 1972 — Colombia, Ecuador (4 species)
Eurygastor Green, 1990 — Australia (2 species)
Floridoscia Schultz & Johnson, 1984 — Southern Florida (1 species)
Gabunoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 — Gabun (1 species)
Halophiloscia Verhoff, 1908 — Mediterranean, Crimea, Bermuda, Canary Islands, USA, Argentina (6 or 7 species)
Hawaiioscia Schultz, 1973 — Hawai'i (1 species)
Heroldia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (6 species)
Hoctunus Mulaik, 1960 — Mexico (1 species)
Huntonia Vandel, 1973 — Australia (1 species)
Isabelloscia Vandel, 1973 — Salomon Archipelago (1 species)
Ischioscia Verhoeff, 1928 — South America (12 species)
Javanoscia Schultz, 1985 — Java (1 species)
Jimenezia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
Laevophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Western Australia (9 species)
Leonoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985 — Sierra Leone (1 species)
Lepidoniscus Verhoeff, 1908 — Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Northern Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (4 species)
Leucophiloscia Vandel, 1973 — New Guinea (1 species)
Loboscia Schmidt, 1998 — Malaysia (1 species)
Metaprosekia Leistikow, 2000 — Venezuela (1 species)
Metriogaster Vandel, 1974 — Australia (1 species)
Microphiloscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
Mirtana Leistikow, 1997 — Costa Rica (1 species)
Nahia Budde-Lund — South Africa (1 species)
Nataloniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 — South Africa (1 species)
Nesoniscus Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (2 species)
Nesophiloscia Vandel, 1968 — Galapagos (1 species)
Okeaninoscia Vandel, 1977 — Kermadec Archipelago (1 species)
Oniscomorphus Jackson, 1938 — Rapa Nui (1 species)
Oniscophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Juan Fernández Islands and adjacent coast of Chile (4 species)
Oreades Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
Oroscia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (2 species)
Palaioscia Vandel, 1973 — New Guinea (1 species)
Papuaphiloscia Vandel, 1970 — Bismarck Archipelago, China, Guadalcanal, Hawai'i, New Guinea, Japan, New Zealand (11 species)
Parachaetophiloscia Cruz & Dalens, 1990 — Spain (1 species)
Paraguascia Schultz, 1995 — Paraguay (1 species)
Parapacroscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 1900 — Solomon Islands, Samoa, New Guinea (9 species)
Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 1967 — Guiana (1 species)
Pentoniscus Richardson, 1913 — Costa Rica (4 species)
Perinetia Barnard, 1958 — Madagascar (1 species)
Philoscia Latreille, 1804 — Europe, Mediterranean (ca. 10 species)
Philoscina Ferrara & Taiti, 1985 — South Africa (3 species)
Platyburmoniscus Schmidt, 2000 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
Platycytoniscus Herold, 1931 — Flores, Sri Lanka (2 species)
Pleopodoscia Verhoeff, 1942 — East Africa (6 species)
Plumasicola Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
Plymophiloscia Wahrberg, 1922 — Australia, Tasmania (8 species)
Portoricoscia Leistikow, 1999 — Puerto Rico (1 species)
Prosekia Leistikow, 2001 — Venezuela (1 species)
Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund — Chile (3 species)
Pseudosetaphora Ferrara & Taiti, 1986 — Seychelles (1 species)
Pseudotyphloscia Verhoeff, 1928 — Sulawesi, West Java, Taiwan (1 species)
Puteoscia Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
Quintanoscia Leistikow, 2000 — Mexico (1 species)
Rostrophiloscia Arcangeli, 1932 — Dominica (1 species)
Sechelloscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1983 — Seychelles (1 species)
Serendibia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
Sinhaloscia Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Sri Lanka (1 species)
Stenophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908 — Dalmatia, Greece, Italy (6 species)
Stephenoscia Vandel, 1977 — New Zealand (1 species)
Sulesoscia Vandel, 1973 — Cuba (1 species)
Tenebrioscia Schultz, 1985 — Java (1 species)
Thomasoniscus Vandel, 1981 — Cuba (1 species)
Tiroloscia Verhoeff, 1926 — Italy, Spain (9 species)
Togoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985 — Togo (1 species)
Tongoscia Dalens, 1988 — Tonga (1 species)
Trichophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950 — Sardinia (1 species)
Troglophiloscia Brian, 1929 — Cuba, Mexico, Belize (3 species)
Tropicana Manicastri & Taiti, 1987 — Hawai'i, Sri Lanka, Comoro Islands, Cameroon (1 species)
Tropiscia Vandel, 1973 — Ecuador (1 species)
Vandelophiloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 — Ivory Coast (1 species)
Verhoeffiella Vandel, 1970 — New Caledonia (1 species)
Wahrbergia Verhoeff, 1926 — New Caledonia (1 species)
Xiphoniscus Vandel, 1968 — Ecuador (1 species)
Zebrascia Verhoeff, 1942 — Ivory Coast, Bioko, Cameroon (2 species)