Mesoniscus

Mesoniscus
Mesoniscus graniger
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Section: Microcheta
Schmalfuss, 1989
Family: Mesoniscidae
Verhoeff, 1908
Genus: Mesoniscus
Carl, 1906
Species
  • Mesoniscus alpicolus (Heller, 1858)
  • Mesoniscus 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.