A reassessment of the Neotropical genus Pseudonannolene Silvestri, 1895: cladistic analysis, biogeography, and taxonomic review (Spirostreptida: Pseudonannolenidae)
Author
Iniesta, Luiz Felipe Moretti
DEEF048E-97FB-4CCD-875F-5FA6184CA8AB&14A15A7F-730F-4D41-BDAC-D53514FAB85D
Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. & Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503 - 090, São Paulo, Brazil.
rodrigobouzan@outlook.com
Author
Bouzan, Rodrigo Salvador
DEEF048E-97FB-4CCD-875F-5FA6184CA8AB&14A15A7F-730F-4D41-BDAC-D53514FAB85D
Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. & Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503 - 090, São Paulo, Brazil.
rodrigobouzan@outlook.com
Author
Brescovit, Antonio Domingos
14A15A7F-730F-4D41-BDAC-D53514FAB85D&D5B81D79-AFAE-47B1-8A6E-DAB448A24BCC
Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503 - 090, São Paulo, Brazil.
rodrigobouzan@outlook.com&antonio.brescovit@butantan.gov.br
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2023
2023-04-27
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Pseudonannolene microzoporus
Mauriès, 1987
Figs 19E–F
,
29A
,
30B
,
33–34
,
35A–B
,
36C–D
,
39A–B, D
,
95–
97
,
163O
,
166B
,
170E
,
178D
,
185
; Supp. file 4:
Figs 194D
,
210B
,
211C
Pseudonannolene microzoporus
Mauriès, 1987: 180
, figs 23–25.
Pseudonannolene chaimowiczi
Fontanetti, 1996: 428
, figs 5–7.
Syn. nov.
Pseudonannolene gogo
Iniesta & Ferreira, 2013c: 75
, figs 1a–c.
Syn. nov.
Pseudonannolene longissima
Iniesta & Ferreira, 2014: 313
, figs 13–14.
Syn. nov.
Pseudonannolene taboa
Iniesta & Ferreira, 2014: 363
, fig. 2.
Syn. nov.
Pseudonannolene rosineii
Iniesta & Ferreira, 2014: 370
, fig. 7.
Syn. nov.
Pseudonannolene microzoporus
–
Jeekel 2004: 89
. —
Iniesta & Ferreira 2013a: 92
. —
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 47
;
2020: 37
.
Pseudonannolene chaimowiczi
–
Iniesta & Ferreira 2013a: 92
;
2013b: 366
;
2013c: 79
. —
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 43
;
2020: 36
.
Pseudonannolene gogo
–
Karam-Gemael
et al.
2018
: figs 2–3. —
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 47
.
Pseudonannolene longissima
–
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 47
.
Pseudonannolene taboa
–
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 48
;
2020: 43
.
Pseudonannolene rosineii
–
Gallo & Bichuette 2019: 48
.
Justification of synonymy
The ontogeny of the gonopods of
Pseudonannolene
is gradual, with morphological changes not abrupt during the development (see gonopod ontogeny in
Pseudonannolene
in the previous sections).
Pseudonannolene microzoporus
was described based on a male immature, considering the number of ommatidia (
Fig. 97A
), apodous body rings (
Fig. 97B
), and first leg-pair not fully developed (
Mauriès 1987
: figs 23–25). The remaining species are described based on adult males, although with a slight difference in the form of the internal branch and solenomere. Through the examination of the
type
material of all these nominal species and extensive samplings from localities where the species have been recorded, we conclude that they are junior subjective synonyms of
P. microzoporus
, and their morphological differences just intraspecific variations since the populations are widely distributed across a huge Karst area (
Fig. 185
).
Diagnosis
Males of
P. microzoporus
resemble those of
P. imbirensis
and
P. leopoldoi
by having a solenomere with an ectal process deeply notched separating it from the apicomesal process (
Figs 35A–B
,
96D
,
211C
); but differing of
P. imbirensis
by the having body color brownish grey, head, collum, and antennae darker (
Fig. 95A
), and differing of
P. leopoldoi
by having the internal branch curved ectad at midlength (
Fig. 96D–F
).
Etymology
Referring to the small size of the ozopores of the
types
(
Mauriès 1987
).
Material examined
Holotypes
BRAZIL
•
♂
[immature],
holotype
of
P. microzoporus
;
Minas Gerais
,
Lagoa Santa
,
Lapa Vermelha cave
; [
-19.609759
,
-44.003778
];
Reinhardt
leg.;
NHMD 00101549
.
BRAZIL
•
♂
,
holotype
of
P. chaimowiczi
;
Minas Gerais
,
Lagoa Santa
,
Helictites cave
; [
-19.628840
,
-43.901935
];
May 1987
;
F. Chaimowicz
leg.;
MZSP 939
.
BRAZIL
•
♂
,
holotype
of
P. gogo
;
Minas Gerais
,
Mariana
; [
-20.365015
,
-43.414773
];
13 May 2011
;
T. Pellegrini
leg.;
ISLA 4000
.
BRAZIL
•
♂
,
holotype
of
P. longissima
;
Minas Gerais
,
Sete Lagoas
,
Rei do Mato cave
; [
-19.495677
,
-44.282477
];
Jan. 2001
;
R.L. Ferreira
leg.;
ISLA 4110
.
BRAZIL
•
♂
,
holotype
of
P. taboa
;
Minas Gerais
,
Sete Lagoas
,
Taboa cave
; [
-19.495666
,
-44.282498
];
15 Mar. 2005
;
R.L. Ferreira
leg.;
ISLA 4129
.
BRAZIL
•
♂
,
holotype
of
P. rosineii
;
Minas Gerais
,
Pains
,
Paranoá cave
; [
-20.369647
,
-45.669438
];
27 Jan. 2009
;
R. Zampaulo
leg.;
ISLA 4094
.
Paratypes
(total:
5 ♂♂
,
8 ♀♀
,
2 immatures
)
BRAZIL
•
1 ♀
,
1 ♂
immature,
1 ♀
immature,
paratypes
of
P. microzoporus
; same collection data as for holotype;
NHMD
.
BRAZIL
•
1 ♂
,
2 ♀♀
,
paratypes
of
P. chaimowiczi
; same collection data as for holotype;
Mar. 1986
;
MZSP
.
BRAZIL
•
1 ♂
,
paratype
of
P. gogo
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4001
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. gogo
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4002
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. gogo
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4003
.
BRAZIL
•
1 ♂
,
paratype
of
P. taboa
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4130
•
1 ♂
,
paratype
of
P. taboa
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4131
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. taboa
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4132
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. taboa
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4133
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. taboa
; same collection data as for holotype;
ISLA 4134
.
BRAZIL
•
1 ♂
,
paratype
of
P. rosineii
;
Minas Gerais
,
Pains
,
Ninfeta
III cave; [
-20.369647
,
-45.669438
];
25 Jan. 2009
;
R. Zampaulo
leg.;
ISLA 4095
•
1 ♀
,
paratype
of
P. rosineii
; same collection data as for preceding;
ISLA 4121
.
Other material
(total:
117 ♂♂
,
85 ♀♀
,
12 immatures
)
BRAZIL
–
Bahia
•
4 ♂♂
,
10 ♀♀
,
4 immatures
;
Santana
,
Gruta do Padre cave
;[
-12.980311
,
-44.051343
];
543 m
a.s.l.
;
11 Jul. 2014
;
R.L. Ferreira
,
Souza-Silva
and
T.G. Pellegrini
leg.;
ISLA 20624
•
3 ♀♀
; same locality data as for preceding;
L.S. Silva
leg.;
IBSP 7637
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 7636
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 7638
. –
Minas Gerais
•
1 ♀
;
Mocambeiro
, MOC 01 cave; [
-19.535426
,
-44.026975
];
4–15 Apr. 2011
;
F.P. Franco
et al.
leg.;
IBSP 5717
•
1 ♀
;
IBSP 5718
; same collection data as for preceding
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 03 cave;
IBSP 5742
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 04 cave;
IBSP 5743
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 100 cave;
IBSP 5752
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 101 cave;
IBSP 5698
•
3 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5716
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 105 cave;
IBSP 5695
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5700
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5701
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5702
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5703
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 113 cave;
IBSP 5715
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5738
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 117 cave;
IBSP 5637
•
2 ♀♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 118 cave;
IBSP 5706
•
1 immature
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 120 cave;
IBSP 5741
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 124 cave;
IBSP 5640
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 126 cave;
IBSP 5739
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 13 cave;
IBSP 5730
•
1 immature
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5731
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 131 cave;
IBSP 5719
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5720
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 132 cave;
IBSP 5735
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 134 cave;
IBSP 5725
•
1 ♀
;
IBSP 5726
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 135 cave;
IBSP 5707
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5708
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5709
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 137 cave;
IBSP 5714
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 20 cave;
IBSP 5745
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 38 cave;
IBSP 5727
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5728
•
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 45 cave;
IBSP 5747
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 47 cave;
IBSP 5723
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5724
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 47 cave;
IBSP 5723
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5724
•
2 ♀♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 50 cave;
IBSP 5696
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5699
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5703
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5704
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 53 cave;
IBSP 5705
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5744
•
2 ♀♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 61 cave;
IBSP 5694
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5721
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5722
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 63 cave;
IBSP 5749
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 05 cave;
8–18 Feb. 2011
;
IBSP 5677
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5678
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 10 cave;
IBSP 5679
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 113 cave;
IBSP 5691
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 14 cave;
IBSP 5682
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5683
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 15 cave;
IBSP 5661
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5662
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 16 cave;
IBSP 5685
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5686
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5687
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 17 cave;
IBSP 5653
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 18 cave;
IBSP 5655
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5656
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 19 cave;
IBSP 5659
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 22 cave;
IBSP 5692
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 24 cave;
IBSP 5680
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5681
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 25 cave;
IBSP 5684
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 29 cave;
IBSP 5674
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 30 cave;
IBSP 5648
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5650
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 32 cave;
IBSP 5648
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 67 cave;
IBSP 5675
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5676
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 68 cave;
IBSP 5690
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 70 cave;
IBSP 5665
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5666
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5667
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5668
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5670
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5671
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5672
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 84 cave;
IBSP 5689
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 94 cave;
IBSP 5688
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 96 cave;
IBSP 5693
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 28 cave;
8–23 Nov. 2011
;
IBSP 5627
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5628
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 05 cave;
IBSP 5625
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5626
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 70 cave;
28 Jun.–1 Jul. 2011
;
IBSP 5669
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 16 cave;
IBSP 5644
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 28 cave;
IBSP 5663
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5664
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 29 cave;
IBSP 5673
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 30 cave;
IBSP 5645
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 32 cave;
IBSP 5646
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5647
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 17 cave;
IBSP 5651
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5652
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5654
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 19 cave;
IBSP 5657
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 5658
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 117 cave;
1–8 Mar. 2011
;
IBSP 5634
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 124 cave;
IBSP 5630
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 13 cave;
IBSP 5632
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 45 cave;
IBSP 5635
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 50 cave;
IBSP 5631
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 53 cave;
IBSP 5637
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 61 cave;
IBSP 5633
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for MOC 63 cave;
IBSP 5636
•
1 ♂
,
3 ♀♀
,
1 ♀
immature;
Lagoa Santa
,
Grilão cave
; [
-19.535426
,
-44.026975
];
774 m
a.s.l.
;
7 Oct. 2012
;
T.G. Pellegrini
leg.;
ISLA 20619
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
1 ♀
immature;
Lagoa Santa
,
Helictites cave
; [
-19.560285
,
-43.960153
];
745 m
a.s.l.
;
11 Oct. 2011
;
R. Ferreira
leg.;
ISLA 20611
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
;
Lagoa Santa
,
Túneis cave
; [
-19.560699
,
-43.960511
];
744 m
a.s.l.
;
10 Oct. 2011
;
R. Ferreira
leg.;
ISLA 20621
•
1 ♀
; same locality data as for preceding;
Mar. 2000
;
É.S.S. Álvares
leg.;
IBSP 1368
•
1 ♀
immature;
Matozinhos
,
Piriás cave
; [
-19.523028
,
-44.039009
];
692 m
a.s.l.
;
28 Jul. 2000
;
IBSP 3430
•
1 ♂
immature; same locality data as for preceding;
27 Jan. 2000
;
IBSP 3435
•
1 ♂
;
Sete Lagoas
,
Taboa cave
; [
-19.474917
,
-44.328137
];
761 m
a.s.l.
;
15 Jan. 2000
;
R.L. Ferreira
et al.
leg.;
IBSP 2913
•
1 ♂
;
1 ♂
; same locality data as for preceding;
19 Jan. 2001
;
IBSP 3431
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 3432
•
1 ♀
immature;
Sete Lagoas
,
Mata Grande III cave
; [
-19.457380
,
-44.241670
];
778 m
a.s.l.
;
16 Nov. 2016
;
F. Bondezan
leg.;
IBSP 5426
•
1 ♂
;
Prudente de Morais
; [
-19.474888
,
-44.159215
],
759 m
a.s.l.
;
23 Jan. 2003
;
IBSP 3427
•
1 ♂
;
Jaboticatubas
,
PARNA Serra do Cipó
; [
-19.349275
,
-43.619430
];
805 m
a.s.l.
;
7–14 Sep. 2003
;
Equipe Biota
leg.;
IBSP 1742
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1734
•
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1752
•
1 ♂
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1755
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1746
•
2 ♂♂
,
1 ♂
immature,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1723
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
IBSP 1751
•
1 ♂
;
Cordisburgo
,
Morena cave
; [
-19.169167
,
-44.331667
];
846 m
a.s.l.
;
12 Oct. 2007
;
Equipe Disciplina
leg.;
IBSP 3554
•
1 ♀
; same locality data as for preceding;
12 Oct. 2017
;
D. Polotow
leg.;
IBSP 3547
•
1 ♀
; same locality data as for preceding;
Oct. 2007
;
Equipe Disciplina
leg.;
IBSP 3544
•
5 ♂♂
,
4 ♀♀
;
Pains
,
13 Mineração Supercal I cave
; [
-20.373525
,
-45.661813
];
692 m
a.s.l.
;
Apr. 2008
;
E.O. Machado
and
J.P.P.P. Barbosa
leg.;
IBSP 3497
•
2 ♂♂
,
2 ♀♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for 10 Mineração Supercal I cave;
IBSP 3496
•
2 ♂♂
; same collection data as for preceding except for 15.16 Mineração Supercal III cave;
IBSP 3500
•
4 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding except for 11 Mineração Supercal I cave;
IBSP 3502
•
1 ♂
;
Pains
,
Ninfeta
III cave; [
-20.338284
,
-45.615531
];
724 m
a.s.l.
;
25 Jan. 2009
;
R. Zampaulo
leg.;
ISLA
•
1 ♂
;
Paranoá cave
; [
-20.365455
,
-45.669428
];
686 m
a.s.l.
;
27 Jan. 2009
;
R. Zampaulo
leg.;
ISLA
•
1 ♂
,
3 ♀♀
;
Mariana
; [
-20.365880
,
-43.415007
];
698 m
a.s.l;
13 May 2011
;
T.G. Pellegrini
leg.;
ISLA
.
Descriptive notes
MEASUREMENTS
. 60–64 body rings (1–2 apodous + telson). Males: body length
95.8–100.7 mm
; maximum midbody diameter
3.8–5.8 mm
. Females: body length
93–137.5 mm
; maximum midbody diameter
4.4–6.1 mm
.
COLOR
. Body color brownish grey; head, collum, and antennae darker; prozonites anteriorly greyish; metazonites with a posterior band lighter; legs brownish.
HEAD
. Antennae long (
Fig. 163O
), just reaching back to end of ring 6 when extended dorsally; antennomeres elongated; relative antennomere lengths 1<2<3>4≈5≈6>7. Mandibular cardo with ventral margin narrow. Ommatidial cluster well-developed, elliptical; ca 26 ommatidia in 4 rows.
BODY
RINGS
. Collum with lateral lobes rounded, with ca 9 striae, slightly curved ectad (
Fig. 95A
). Very faintly constricted between prozonite and metazonite; prozonites smooth; metazonites laterally with transverse striae up to ozopore in anterior body rings. Anterior sterna in midbody rings subrectangular, without transverse striae (
Fig. 170E
).
FIRST
LEG-PAIR
OF
MALES
. Coxae (
cx
) short (less than half of remaining podomere lengths), subtriangular, with the base arched and expanded, densely setose (
Figs 30B
,
96A
); prefemoral process (
prf
) about as wide as half of prefemur, subcylindrical, densely setose up to its median region (
Fig. 96B
); remaining podomeres with setae along the mesal region.
SECOND
LEG-PAIR
OF
MALES
. Coxa (
cx
) large and rounded; penis (
pn
) located at proximal region, rounded, not extended basally (
Fig. 96C
); prefemur compressed dorsoventrally; remaining podomeres setose.
GONOPODS
. Gonocoxa (
gcx
) elongated, almost twice as long as telopodite, with the base arched; antero-posteriorly flattened (
Figs 96D–F
,
211C
); with rows of papillae mesally. Seminal groove (
sg
) curved; arising medially on mesal cavity and terminating apically on the seminal apophysis (
sa
). Shoulder (
sh
) rounded. Telopodite (
tp
) almost as wide as
gcx
(
Fig. 96D
); solenomere (
sl
) with apicomesal process (
amp
) subtriangular; ectal process (
ep
) subtriangular, separating from
amp
by deep notch;
sa
located at mesal portion, slightly visible apically. Internal branch (
ib
) subtriangular, narrow, slightly curved ectad at midlength, surrounding basally
tp
as a shield; with torsion of 180° in the distal portion but without projection;
ib
with setae along its entire margin slightly exceeding apically seminal region of
sl
(
Figs 96D–F
,
211C
).
VULVAE
. As typical for the genus. Bursa subtriangular, glabrous (
Figs 39D
,
178D
,
210B
); internal valve subtriangular, with mesal region slightly rounded; operculum narrow (
Fig. 39D
); external valve wide, subtriangular (
Fig. 39A
).
Distribution
The species is widely distributed in caves and surrounding forests from the Karst province of the Bambuí Group and from iron ore formations in the
Minas Gerais State
,
Brazil
(
Fig. 185
). The species is also associated to partially anthropized karst areas in
Minas Gerais
.