Myriapoda
Group Description
Many legs. Worldwide there are 3,637 species of Woodlouce. There are 35 species of Woodlouce in 10 different families native to the UK and a further 10 which have been introduced. There are 57 species of Centipede in the UK.
SubGroups
| name | latinname | species | sightings | media | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ant Woodlouse | Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi | 1 | 3 | 8 |  |
| Bristly Millipede | Polyxenus lagurus | 1 | 1 | 10 |  |
| Common Flat-backed Millipede | Polydesmus angustus | 1 | 3 | 20 |  |
| Common Pygmy Woodlouse | Trichoniscus pusillus | 1 | 2 | 9 |  |
| Common Rough Woodlouse | Porcellio scaber | 1 | 7 | 37 |  |
| Common Shiny Woodlouse | Oniscus asellus | 1 | 4 | 11 |  |
| Common Striped Woodlouse | Philoscia muscorum | 1 | 8 | 22 |  |
| Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus | Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus | 1 | 2 | 12 |  |
| Lithobius melanops | Lithobius melanops | 1 | 2 | 6 |  |
| Pill Millipede | Glomeris marginata | 1 | 2 | 6 |  |
| Pill Woodlouse | Armadillidium vulgare | 1 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Southern Pill Woodlouse | Armadillidium depressum | 1 | 3 | 7 |  |
| Western Yellow Centipede | Stigmatogaster subterranea | 1 | 1 | 11 |  |
| White-legged Snake Millipede | Tachypodoiulus niger | 1 | 3 | 5 |  |