Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833

Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Sfenthourakis, Spyros, Gallo, Jéssica Scaglione, Gallão, Jonas Eduardo, Torres, Dayana Ferreira, Chagas-Jr, Amazonas, Horta, Lília, Carpio-Díaz, Yesenia Margarita, López-Orozco, Carlos Mario, Borja-Arrieta, Ricardo, Araujo, Paula Beatriz, Taiti, Stefano & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2023, Shedding light into Brazilian subterranean isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea): expanding distribution data and describing new taxa, Zoosystema 45 (19), pp. 531-599 : 593

Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833

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Porcellio pruinosus Brandt, 1833: 19 .

Porcellionides pruinosus – Campos-Filho et al. 2014: 412 , fig. 40.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Brazil • State of Bahia: 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Lapa Doce cave, Iraquara ; 12°20’03.8”S, 41°36’15.67”W; 701 m a.s.l.; 17.III.2017; M. E. Bichuette, J. E. Gallão, T. Zepon and M. J. Rosendo leg.; LES 28013 • 2♀; same locality as previous, V.1997; LES 28014 • 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Toca da Tiquara cave, Campo Formoso ; 13.XII.2020; M. E. Bichuette & A. Carvalho leg.; LES 28015 .

DISTRIBUTION. — Cosmopolitan species of Mediterranean origin ( Schmalfuss 2003). In caves, it was previously recorded from Gruta Alto da Cruz cave, Iraquara, and Lapa do Bode cave, Itaetê, both caves in the state of Bahia ( Campos-Filho et al. 2014). The present record expands our knowledge on its distribution within the state of Bahia. The presence of this species inside caves is related with available resources and favourable micro-climatic habitat conditions ( Fernandes et al. 2016, 2019).

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FIG. 5. — Study area: A, Gruna Bem Bom cave, Carinhanha, state of Bahia; B, Lapa Doce cave, Iraquara, Chapada Diamantina; C, Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833) foraging on guano, Lapa Doce cave; D, cave entrance of Gruna do Govi, Feira da Mata.

FIG. 50. — Distribution map of the Armadillidae representatives: A, Gabunillo enfurnado Campos-Filho,Sfenthourakis & Bichuette, n. sp.; B, new taxa of Venezillo Verhoeff, 1928. Abbreviations of states: BA, Bahia; GO, Goias; MG, Minas Gerais.