Scolopendropsis sp.

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 : 18-19

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.737.20307

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:87B31942-088B-46DE-B3AF-10F04BA2EA08

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Scolopendropsis sp.
status

 

Scolopendropsis sp.

Material examined.

PARÁ: Canaã dos Carajás ( Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore: Caverna ST 0022, (UFMT) 1 spec, 02.ii.2016, BioEspeleo Consultoria Ambiental .

Distribution.

The species was found only in a single iron ore cave from Pará. Accidental in caves.

Habitat.

Unknown.

Conservation.

Due to heavy impact from mining, the region must be considered in conservation projects. As the species appears to be novel, more samples are needed for detailed taxonomical studies.