The cavernicolous genus Trogloniscus nomen novum, with descriptions of four new species from southern China (Crustacea, Oniscidea, Styloniscidae).

The new nameTrogloniscusis established for the terrestrial isopod genusSinoniscusSchultz, 1995 (Styloniscidae), junior homonym of the fossil fishSinoniscusLiu and Wang, 1978. Four new species ofTrogloniscusfrom caves in Guangxi and Guizhou, southern China, are described:Trogloniscus hengliensis,Trogloniscus deharvengi,Trogloniscus clarkeiandTrogloniscus trilobatus. The first two species are terrestrial and the last two are aquatic, collected in freshwater pools. In the family Styloniscidae, only one species (Thailandoniscus annaeDalens, 1989) from southern Thailand was previously known to occur in subterranean waters. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5F0AD578-2814-41E3-82D0-EE838C5DD71C [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]