Trichorhina atoyacensis explained

Trichorhina atoyacensis is a species of woodlouse found in the state of Veracruz in southern Mexico.^[1] It is named after Atoyac Cave, in Atoyac, Veracruz, where it was found.^[2]

Description

It is about long and wide. It has a pale yellow to white pigmentation. The head is deeply embedded in the first pereonite. The posterior margins of the body segments are covered in fan-like scales. The telson is triangular and concave.

Notes and References

1. Schmalfuss . Helmut . 2003 . World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version . dead . Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A . 654 . 274 pp . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090224212510/http://www.oniscidea-catalog.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/Cat_terr_isop.pdf . 24 February 2009.
2. Mulaik . S. B. . 1960 . Contribución al conocimiento de los isópodos terrestres de México (Isopoda, Oniscoidea) . Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural . 21 . 1 . 79–220.