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Arquivos Entomolóxicos, Revista galega de Entomoloxía, vol. 2 (2009)

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Resumen: Se cita por primera vez en Galicia (NW España) el isópodo terrestre Armadillidium album Dollfus, 1887 y se confir-ma su presencia en las costas atlánticas ibéricas. A. album es un isópodo halófilo característico de playas de arena bien con-servadas y de zonas dunares. Se acompañan fotografías del habitus y de los principales caracteres diagnósticos. Palabras clave: Isopoda Oniscidea, Armadillidium album, Galicia. First record of Armadillidium album (Isopoda:Crinocheta:Armadillidiidae) for Galicia (NW Spain) and confirmation of their occurrence in the iberian atlantic coasts. Abstract: The terrestrial isopod Armadillidium album Dollfus, 1887 is reported for the first time in Galicia (NW Spain). The species is an halofilous woodlice characteristic of undisturbed sandy beaches and dunes. Photographs of habitus and main diagnostic charcaters are presented in this note.
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