Formosillo

Formosillo
Formosillo zimmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Family:	Armadillidae
Genus:	Formosillo Verhoeff, 1928
Species:	F. zimmeri
Binomial name
Formosillo zimmeri Verhoeff, 1928

Formosillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1928 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. The type specimen for this species is a Formosillo zimmeri from Taiwan and it is currently the only species in this genus. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This genus has only been found in Taiwan. ^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Formosillo zimmeriVerhoeff, 1928

Former species ^[3]

• Formososcia ocellataVerhoeff, 1928 = Burmoniscus ocellata
• Formosillo raffaelei(Arcangeli, 1927) = Spherillo raffaelei

References

1. Verhoeff, Karl Wilhelm (1928). "Isopoden aus Formosa. 39. Isopoden-Aufsatz". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 14: 200–226.
2. "WoRMS source details". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
3. Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of Terrestrial Isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. p. 100.