Carpio-Díaz Y.M.1, López-Orozco C.M.1, Campos-Filho I.S.2, Navas-S. G.R.3 2018. Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of the Botanical Garden of Cartagena “Guillermo Piсeres”, Colombia, with the description of three new species // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.27. No.4: 301–318 [in English].
1 Grupo de Investigación en Biología Descriptiva y Aplicada, Universidad de Cartagena, Programa de Biología, Campus San Pablo, Barrio Zaragocilla, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. E-mail: ycarpiod@unicartagena.edu.co , clopezo1@unicartagena.edu.co
2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. E-mail: ivanklin.filho@gmail.com
3 Grupo de Investigación Hidrobiología, Universidad de Cartagena, Programa de Biología, Campus San Pablo, Barrio Zaragocilla, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. E-mail: gnavass@unicartagena.edu.co
doi: 10.15298/arthsel. 27.4.05
ABSTRACT. To date, 17 species of terrestrial isopods are recorded from the Colombian Caribbean. During recent surveys in the Botanical Garden of Cartagena “Guillermo Piсeres”, Turbaco, Bolívar, Colombia, six species were recognized, belonging to the families Philosciidae, Scleropactidae, Platyarthridae and Armadillidae, of which three are new to the science, and described here: Colomboniscus carpioi sp.n. (Scleropactidae), Ctenorillo dazai sp.n. (Armadillidae), and Trichorhina bermudezae sp.n. (Platyarthridae). This represents the first record of Ctenorillo to Colombia and of Trichorhina and Colomboniscus to the Colombian Caribbean region. Finally, Venezillo gigas is re-described.
KEY WORDS: Woodlice, Oniscidea, New species, Colombian Caribbean, Neotropical.