Scyphacidae


Scyphacidae is a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda. It contains 6 genera and about 20 described species in Scyphacidae.

Genera

These six genera belong to the family Scyphacidae:Actaecia Dana, 1853Marioniscus Barnard, 1932Quelpartoniscus Kwon, 1995Scyphacella Smith, 1873Scyphax Dana, 1853Scyphoniscus Chilton, 1901

Taxonomy

The genus Scyphoniscus was moved by Schmidt from Scyphacidae to Detonidae, and this combination was reflected in a catalogue by Schmalfuss. However, in a more recent paper the genus was included again in Scyphacidae.