Quesnel, Julie D.

Many terrestrial isopod species (Isopoda) are very tolerant of human disturbance and are common in synanthropic habitats of urban and suburban areas. I surveyed terrestrial isopod species in the Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum on the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University. This small arboretum (4003 m2) includes a variety of native trees and plants, potentially providing diverse resources for isopods. I found a surprisingly rich isopod fauna, totaling five species all in the suborder Oniscidea, which have been identified as: Atlantoscia floridana (Van Name, 1940), Trichorhina tomentosa (Budde-Lund, 1893), Nagurus cristatus (Dollfus, 1889), Venezillo parvus (Budde-Lund, 1885), and Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833). Two (A. floridana and V. parvus) are considered native to Florida, while three (T. tomentosa, N. cristatus and P. pruinosus) are non-native.