Armadillidium pulchellum explained

Armadillidium pulchellum is a species of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidiidae. It is native to Europe.[1]

Description

It only grows to approximately 5mm in length. It is spotted with yellow dots and often red-brown at the edge of its pereonites. It has a wide telson, which is roundly truncated. Its first pereonite is chamfered, unlike those of other species, like A. vulgare, whoose first pereonite is smoothly pointed. Its volvation is not perfect, meaning it leaves a small gap when it rolls up.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armadillidium pulchellum (Zenker, 1798) . 27 January 2021 . www.gbif.org . en.
  2. Gregory . Steve . Richards . Paul . 2008 . COMPARISON OF THREE OFTEN MIS-IDENTIFIED SPECIES OF PILL-WOODLOUSE ARMADILLIDIUM (ISOPODA: ONISCIDEA) . Bulletin of the British Myriapod & Isopod Group . 23 . 11.