Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandtı 1833)

Material examined

Bahia: 13ı Iraquaraı Gruta Alto da Cruz caveı 24 January 2007ı leg. ME Bichuetteı FD Passos and T Scatolini (LES 6367); 1♀ ı Itaetêı Lapa do Bode caveı 31 July 2010ı leg. ME Bichuetteı B Rantin and JE Gallão (LES 6359); same locality as previousı 6 August 2004ı ME Bichuette and R Bessi (LES: 1♀ ı 6365; 13ı 6366) .

(Continued) Distribution

Cosmopolitan species of Mediterranean origin (Schmalfuss 2003). Introduced in Brazil and already with established populations in several caves (M. E. Bichuetteı personal observation).