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Bethalus
Sign in to saveBethalus is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this species was originally designated as Armadillo nigrinus by Gustav Budde-Lund in 1885 but in 1909 he revised this designation to Bethalus nigrinus, creating a new genus in the process. The type specimen is believed to have been collected in South Africa. There are at least 20 species in this genus.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Bethalus, and connects out to South Africa, Animalia and Mozambique.
It is catalogued under topics including Armadillidae, Crustaceans described in 1909 and Invertebrates of Africa.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Armadillidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Malawi, South Africa, Madagascar, Thailand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Armadillidae
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- taxon name
- Bethalus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Bethalus is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this species was originally designated as Armadillo nigrinus by Gustav Budde-Lund in 1885 but in 1909 he revised this designation to Bethalus nigrinus, creating a new genus in the process. The type specimen is believed to have been collected in South Africa. There are at least 20 species in this genus.
== Description == This genus is able to conglobate. The epimera (side plates) on their first and second pereon segments have small lobes.
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