Anchicubaris


Anchicubaris is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1920 by Walter Edward Collinge. The type specimen for this species is an Anchicubaris fongosiensis from Mt. Fongosi, South Africa. There are currently three species in this genus.

Description

Species of Anchicubaris have an oblong-oval, strongly convex body. The pleural plates have thickened lateral ridges and are strongly curved posteriorly and outward; distally, they are produced upward and appear truncate dorsally and laterally. The cephalon has a flattened epistome, with a markedly expanded anterior margin. Antennules are absent. The telson extends slightly beyond the uropods.
The genus Anchicubaris is morphologically similar to the genus Cubaris but is distinguished primarily by the distinctive shape of its mesosomal pleural plates and the pronounced anterior projection of the cephalon.
This genus has a bilobed caudal process of the seventh sternite in the male which covers and protects the genital papilla.

Distribution

Anchicubaris isopods have been found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and on Annobón island.

Species

Species formerly included in this genus