Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 1930

Kashani, Ghasem M., 2014, Description of two new species and redescription of one species of agnarid terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from western Iran, ZooKeys 440, pp. 45-56 : 47

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.440.7407
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scientific name	Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 1930
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Treatment

Taxon classification Animalia Isopoda Agnaridae

Genus Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 1930 View in CoL

Diagnosis.

Kwon (1993) discussed in details the characteristics of the genus Mongoloniscus and considered it as a good genus. He mentioned the granulated dorsum and triangular median lobe of the head as differentiating characters of the genus from Protracheoniscus . According to the eco-morphological classification proposed by Schmalfuss (1984), the members of the genus are clinger type.