Newportia (Tidops) nisargani (Chagas-Jr, 2011)

Chagas-Jr, Amazonas & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2018, A synopsis of centipedes in Brazilian caves: hidden species diversity that needs conservation (Myriapoda, Chilopoda), ZooKeys 737, pp. 13-56 : 24

Newportia (Tidops) nisargani (Chagas-Jr, 2011)

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

PARÁ: Parauapebas ( Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore : Gruta N 4E 0036, (UFMT) 1 spec, 14.ii.2014, BioEspeleo Consultoria Ambiental; Canaã dos Carajás (Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore: Gruta S 11C 0102, (UFMT) 1 spec, 03.xi.2015, BioEspeleo Consultoria Ambiental; Caverna ST 0037, (UFMT) 1 spec, 25.i.2016, BioEspeleo Consultoria Ambiental; BAHIA: Carinhanha (Caatinga): Gruna Água Fina, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 29.v.2012, Bichuette, ME., Gallão, JE.; MINAS GERAIS: Montes Claros (Cerrado), Limestone: Lapa do Ninho, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 23.v.2016 by Gallão, JE., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, DM .

Distribution.

This species is known from the states of Amazonas, Pará, and Bahia. Observed in iron ore caves from Pará, as well as in limestone caves of Bahia and Minas Gerais (the latter rarely), N. nisargani distribution has now increased to southeastern Brazil. Despite intensively sampling, only one specimen was recorded from Minas Gerais, in a cave of the Montes Claros municipality.