Taxonomic revision of Brasiloniscus (Oniscidea, Pudeoniscidae) with description of a new species Author Cardoso, Giovanna Monticelli Author Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares Author Araujo, Paula Beatriz text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-05-08 434 1 16 journal article 30014 10.5852/ejt.2018.434 72e05018-198f-4241-81da-c1d47d9ba394 1255007 Genus Brasiloniscus gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9BFCE119-2473-4F76-A071-56FB5259350A Brasiloniscus Lemos de Castro, 1973 : 3 . [unavailable name] Brasiloniscus – Leistikow & Wägele 1999 : 42 . — Schmalfuss 2003 : 57 . — Schmidt 2003 :79 . — Schmidt & Leistikow 2004 : 17 . — Campos-Filho et al . 2017c : 70 . Braziloniscus [sic] – Souza-Kury 1998 : 665 [catalogue]. Type species Brasiloniscus maculatus (Lemos de Castro, 1973 ) , by present designation. Diagnosis Exoantennal conglobation; pereonite 1 with dorsal v-shaped median depression on anterior portion, epimeron with schisma and dorsolateral furrow to fit antennae during conglobation; pereonites 1–3 epimera with ventral lobes slightly developed; pleon outline continuous with that of pereonite 7, neopleurae 3–5 well developed and rectangular; telson triangular, proximal portion wider than distal one; antenna partially covering eyes during conglobation, flagellum of three articles, second and third divided by slender suture, sometimes inconspicuous; uropod protopod subrectangular, exopod inserted on outer distal groove, distally; pleopod exopods with respiratory areas Atracheodillo - type . Remarks The characters used by Lemos de Castro (1973) to define the genus, such as cephalon with large frontal shield, pereonite 1 epimeron with well-developed dorsolateral furrow, pereonites 2 and 3 epimera with ventral lobes, and neopleurae 3–5 with distal portion not narrowed, are in fact characteristics observed at the family level, since these are also present in Pudeoniscus . The genus Brasiloniscus gen. nov. differs from Pudeoniscus in having the pereonite 1 epimeron with lateral schisma and ventral lobe well developed, cephalon with frontal shield larger and antennal flagellum with articles subequal in length.