Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941

Costa, Silvana Leal Nunes, Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares & Araujo, Paula Beatriz, 2014, New species and new records of Benthana Budde-Lund, 1908 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Philosciidae) from southern Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 54 (13), pp. 169-176 : 173-174

Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941

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Material examined: Brazil: Paraná: 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀, São João da Graciosa, Serra da Graciosa , 25°21’35”S, 48°53’01”W, alt. 389 m, leg. P.B. Araujo and B.L. Zimmermann, 10/VIII/2012, impacted area ( UFRGS 5560 ) . Santa Catarina: 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀, Corupá, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural ( RPPN) Rota das Cachoeiras , 26°24’08”S, 49°20’40”W, leg. P.B. Araujo and B.L. Zimmermann, 28/VI/2012 ( UFRGS 5583 ) ; 1 ♂, Rancho Queimado, Pousada Bauer , 27°40’57”S, 49°02’41”W, alt. 885 m, leg. P.B. Araujo and B.L. Zimmermann, 25/VI/2012, many roots, dense vegetation cover, impacted area, in woods, near pasture ( UFRGS 5568 ) ; 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Orleans , 28°21’17”S, 49°16’29”W, leg. P.B. Araujo, B.L. Zimmermann and A. Ferrari, 24/VI/2012, in bromeliads ( UFRGS 5564 ) .

Remarks: Benthana longicornis was previously known only from the type locality, Nova Teutônia, state of Santa Catarina (27°02’59”S, 52°24’01”W) ( Araujo et al., 1996). The new records extend the knowledge of the occurrence areas for this species indicating a wide distribution in southern Brazil.

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FIGURE 3: Map distribution of the species of Benthana from southern Brazil. *: Benthana carijos sp. nov.; : Benthana cairensis; : Benthana longicornis; : Benthana moreirai; ·: Benthana picta; ·: Benthana serrara; : Benthana taeniata.