Synopsis of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Brazilian cavesı with emphasis on new records from northı midwestı northeast and southeast regions
Author
Camile Sorbo Fernandes
Author
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho
Author
Paula Beatriz Araujo
Author
Bichuette, Maria Elina
text
Journal of Natural History
2019
2019-06-28
53
17
1095
1129
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2019.1634225
79412239-7640-4899-8d98-87f42d238d1f
1464-5262
3673375
Novamundoniscus
sp. 3
Material examined
Bahia
:
2♀
ı Carinhanhaı Caverna Bem Bom caveı 6 December
2012ı
leg.
ME Bichuette
and JE
Gallão
(
LES 6440
).
Goiásı São Domingos
:
1♀
ı
Lapa do Angélica
caveı 18
June
2012ı
leg.
DM
Schimonskyı
JE
Gallão
and LB
Simões
(
LES 6395
);
Terra Ronca I
caveı 30
October
2012ı
leg.
ME Bichuetteı JE Gallãoı LB Simõesı
CS
Fernandes
and
T
Zepon
(
LES
: 13ı
1♀
ı 6409;
1♀
ı 6412);
13ı
Terra Ronca II
caveı 6
October
2011ı
leg.
ME Bichuette
and
LB Simões
(
LES 6386
);
1♀
ı near
São Domingos River
(
Epigean
)ı 25
April
2012ı
leg.
DM
Schimonskyı JE Gallão
and
CS
Fernandes
(
LES 6370
);
1♀
ı
Russão System
(
Epigean
)ı 23
April
2011ı
leg. ME
Bichuetteı
PP
Rizzato
and
JE Gallão
(
LES 6381
)
.
Distribution
Novamundoniscus
sp. 3 was found in- and outside of the caves listed above.
Remarks
New record. Non-troglomorphic. The specimens examined show body pigments light brownı eyes constituted of ten ommatidia and elongated antennae and uropod exopod. Considering these characters and its occurrence in- and outside cavesı this species is considered troglophilic.