Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833
(Ant Woodlouse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
FamilyPLATYARTHRIDAE (a family of woodlice)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse) :
1: Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
20 Mar 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
several, in nest of Lasius niger s.s., under stone which was lying directly on the ground
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 3: Adult - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - magnified - silver background (2)
2: Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
21 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST35 51° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
in nest of Lasius flavus (Yellow Meadow Ant), under stone
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - magnified (3)
3: Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
6 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in ants’ nest under piece of wood
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
King, T. 2006 The value of ant-hills in grasslands British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 392-7.

Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Ant Woodlouse)
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