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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Soteriscus Vandel, 1956 |
Soteriscus is a genus of woodlice in the family Porcellionidae found in Macaronesian islands and adjacent parts of Europe and Africa. It contains the following species:
- Soteriscus bremondi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira
- Soteriscus brumdocantoi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
- Soteriscus desertarum Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Desertas Islands
- Soteriscus disimilis Rodríguez, 1990 – Canary Islands: Lanzarote, Lobos Island and Fuerteventura
- Soteriscus fructuosi Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
- Soteriscus fuscovariegatus (Lucas, 1849) – northern Algeria
- Soteriscus gaditanus Vandel, 1956 – southern Spain: Tarifa; northwestern Morocco
- Soteriscus madeirae Arcangeli, 1958 – Madeira
- Soteriscus mateui Vandel, 1957 – Cape Verde
- Soteriscus porcellioniformis Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Porto Santo Island
- Soteriscus relictus Vandel, 1960 – Madeira: Islote de Desembarcadouro
- Soteriscus stricticauda (Dollfus, 1893) – western Canary Islands
- Soteriscus trilineatus Rodríguez & Vicente, 1992 – Canary Islands: La Gomera
- Soteriscus virescens (Budde-Lund, 1885) – northwestern Morocco
- Soteriscus wollastoni (Paulian de Félice, 1939) – Madeira
References
- "Soteriscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) – revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.
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