Scientific name
Nesodillo arcangelii
The spelling adopted is Nesodillo arcangelii, not ‘archangeli’. The world catalogue and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service profile use this name. A seller’s name alone does not attest to a culture’s identity. [1][2]
Origin
Taiwan in Schmalfuss’s world catalogue; this mention does not locate a purchased strain. [1]
- Taiwan
- Strain identity
- Commercial lineages
Natural-history synthesis; no validated captive protocol in the selected sources.
At a glance
The name adopted is Nesodillo arcangelii. The breeding data available here mainly concern the commercial ‘Shiro Utsuri’ lineage. [1][2][3]
| ADULT SIZE | 18–20 mm ‘Shiro Utsuri’, according to Bog Beafts; commercial reference. [3] |
|---|---|
| LIFESPAN | Not established No supported individual lifespan in the selected sources. |
| LIFESTYLE | Ecology poorly documented The taxonomic sources primarily specify identity. [1][2] |
Adult size
18–20 mm for ‘Shiro Utsuri’ according to Bog Beafts; practice data, without a scientific series provided. [3]
Lifespan
Individual lifespan not established in the selected sources.
Lifestyle
Taxonomic sources confirm the name but give little ecological detail; the breeder’s guide targets a particular lineage. [1][2][3]
Housing
ATTRIBUTED BREEDING PRACTICE
Substrate and shelters — Bog Beafts states 6–7 cm of substrate for ‘Shiro Utsuri’; not a validated species minimum. [3]
Bog Beafts suggests 6–7 cm of substrate for ‘Shiro Utsuri’. This reference describes its culture and is not a validated minimum for the species. [3]
Care parameters
CAPTIVE CLIMATE
Not established — No validated husbandry range in the selected sources.
Humidity
Moist substrate zone — The guide refers to a fraction of wetted substrate, not relative air humidity. [3]
Temperature
No robust figure adopted Neither the country of origin nor a photographed lineage is enough to define a thermal regime.
Humidity
Commercial guide expressed as a fraction of moist substrate [3] Do not convert this fraction into relative air humidity.
Feeding
DIET AND CALCIUM
Plants and calcium are cited for this lineage in the commercial guide; no experimental nutritional dosage is established. [3]
Scope of this profile
Natural-history synthesis; no validated captive protocol in the selected sources.
Accepted name and culture names
The name arcangelii is verified; commercial spelling variants do not represent new species. [1][2] A label should keep the received spelling in the history field and the corrected name in the identification field. This distinction allows later searches without maintaining two competing profiles.
Lineage and identified specimen
The breeding document mentions ‘Shiro Utsuri’. [3] This name must remain additional commercial information. Do not automatically assign it a collection site, subspecies status or fixed biological trait. A strain without detailed photography, provenance or identification retains an incomplete documentary identity; correcting it requires more than a colour comparison.
Preparing an environment that can be checked
The substrate depth stated by the breeder gives a concrete setup example. [3] Before arrival, record materials used, shelters and vent positions. An area that can be examined without emptying the enclosure will make repeated observations easier. Depth alone explains neither water availability nor the environment’s food quality.
Diet and calcium
The commercial guide notes plants and calcium for this lineage. [3] It does not provide a study of nutritional requirements. To avoid premature conclusions, distinguish permanently present organic matter from supplements added on a specific date. Photographing a portion before and after exposure helps identify refusal, dispersal or deterioration without claiming to measure individual ingestion.
Humidity, reproduction and young
The sources opened do not allow air humidity, an optimal temperature or a breeding schedule to be set. Do not transfer those of Cubaris murina simply because both animals roll into balls or are sold together. A first appearance of young should be recorded as a strain observation; it does not validate every enclosure setting.
Monitoring and limits of knowledge
The first documentary need concerns identity, then culture stability. Keep receipt dates, soil changes, water additions, leftovers and confirmed losses. If animals disappear beneath shelters, do not confuse low visibility with a small population. This profile remains deliberately cautious: it is not a certified breeding protocol, and no captive lifespan is invented in it.
Checklist
- Use the name arcangelii.
- Keep the lineage label.
- Request strain data from the supplier.
Observations to record
- Provenance and identification
- Dated photographs
- Substrate, food and young
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Sources
Document-based overview; not a substitute for veterinary advice.
- Schmalfuss — World catalog of terrestrial isopods, entrée Nesodillo arcangelii
Source accessed - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — Nesodillo arcangelii
Source accessed - Bog Beafts — Nesodillo arcangelii « Shiro Utsuri »
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