Sinodillo
Sinodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1993 by Do Heon Kwon and Stefano Taiti. The type specimen for this species is S. troglophilus from Chinshui County in Yunnan Province, China. There are currently only six species in this genus.
Description
Sinodillo isopods are able to fully conglobate. Each of their body segment has a single small nodule on each side, with all nodules aligned in a similar position,away from the segment edges. The head has a frontal plate that does not extend above the top of the head. The first body segment has a normal, unthickened side margin, and its side plates curve outward, forming a noticeable rounded lobe on the underside.The second body segment has a transverse ventral lobe. The telson ends in a squared-off tip. The mandibles have a grinding structure made up of several feathery bristles arising from a single base.
They have pleopodal exopods similar to those found in the genus Trachelipus. The base of the uropods has a short outer branch that is positioned dorsally, just below a small central tooth.
Distribution
This Genus has only been found in China.Species
- Sinodillo ferrarai Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo goaligongshanensis Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Sinodillo longistylus Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Sinodillo schalfussi Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo troglophilus Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo tuberculatus Nunomura & Xie, 2000