An overview of Estonian woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea)

Kaarel Sammet; Getriin Orgusaar; Mari Ivask; Olavi Kurina

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1067.68105

An overview of Estonian woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea)

Zookeys. 2021 Oct 29:1067:1-17. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1067.68105. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Kaarel Sammet¹, Getriin Orgusaar², Mari Ivask^{1

3}, Olavi Kurina¹

Affiliations

¹ Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Kreutzwaldi st 5-D, 51006 Tartu, Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences Tartu Estonia.
² University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia University of Tartu Tartu Estonia.
³ Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering, Tartu College, Puiestee 78, 51008 Tartu, Estonia Tallinn University of Technology Tartu Estonia.

Abstract

An overview of the Estonian terrestrial isopod fauna is given, based on literature data and material collected from 1984 to 2021. The identified material consisted of 10915 specimens belonging to 14 species and collected from 172 localities throughout Estonia. In combination with previous data from the literature data, there are now reliable records of 16 species of woodlice from Estonia. Two species, viz. Platyarthrushoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833 and Hyloniscusriparius (C. Koch, 1838), are new for the fauna. The latter has probably colonised Estonia recently and range expansions have been reported elsewhere. The data on Philosciamuscorum (Scopoli, 1763) are dubious, and this species is currently excluded from the Estonian list.

Keywords: Estonia; Oniscidea; range shifts; soil arthropods.

Kaarel Sammet, Getriin Orgusaar, Mari Ivask, Olavi Kurina.