| Summary: | Five new species of terrestrial isopods from Liguria and surrounding regions are described: <i>Buddelundiella zoiai</i> sp. n. (Buddelundiellidae), <i>Sardoniscus marmoratus</i> sp. n. (Oniscidae), <i>Cylisticus poggii</i> sp. n. (Cylisticidae), <i>Porcellio incavatus</i> sp. n. (Porcellionidae), and <i>Alloschizidium segestanum</i> sp. n. (Armadillidiidae). <i>Buddelundiella zoiai</i>, <i>Cylisticus poggii</i> and <i>Alloschizidium segestanum</i> were collected in edaphic environments, while <i>Sardoniscus marmoratus</i> and <i>Porcellio incavatus</i> were found in leaf litter or under not deeply embedded rocks. The diagnostic characters, the affinities and the distribution of the new species are discussed.
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