Mesoniscus

Mesoniscus
M. graniger
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Microcheta

Schmalfuss, 1989
Family:
Mesoniscidae

Verhoeff, 1908
Genus:
Mesoniscus

Carl, 1906
Species
  • M. alpicolus (Heller, 1858)
  • M. graniger (Frivaldsky, 1865)

Mesoniscus is a genus of woodlice, placed in its own family, Mesoniscidae, and section, Microcheta. It contains two species – Mesoniscus alpicolus and Mesoniscus graniger – that live in Central and Eastern Europe, mostly in and around caves.