Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941

Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Fernandes, Camile Sorbo, Cardoso, Giovanna Monticelli, Bichuette, Maria Elina, Aguiar, José Otávio & Taiti, Stefano, 2020, New species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) of the families Philosciidae and Scleropactidae from Brazilian caves, European Journal of Taxonomy 606, pp. 1-38 : 16-17

Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941

Fig. 14

Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941: 121 , figs 1–7.

Benthana longicornis – Gruner 1955: 446 , figs 10–13. — Lemos de Castro 1958: 115, figs 93–98. — Andersson 1960a: 557, fig. 10; 1960b: 415. — Araujo et al. 1996: 115, figs 5–10. — Souza-Kury 1998: 659. — Leistikow & Wägele 1999: 14. — Schmalfuss 2003: 53. — Costa et al. 2014: 173 , fig. 3. — Campos-Filho et al. 2015a: 13, figs 5–6, 9c; 2018a: 10.

Material examined

BRAZIL – São Paulo State, Iporanga, PETAR • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Gruta Couto, Santana; 24°32′00.9″ S, 48°41′56″ W; 16–20 Sep. 2009; F. Pellegatti-Franco leg.; LES 1783 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ ; Gruta Chapéu Mirim 1, Caboclos 1; 24°26′03″ S, 48°35′10″ W; 26–30 Mar. 2009; F. Pellegatti-Franco leg.; LES 0636 • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ ; Gruta do Capinzal, Bulhas D’água; 24°19′05″ S, 48°30′05″ W; 16 Feb. 2013; M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão and T. Zepon leg.; LES 18854 • 1 ♀ ; same collection data as for preceding; LES 18855 .

Distribution

Typical in Atlantic forest areas in the states of Rio de Janeiro (= Distrito Federal in Campos-Filho et al. 2015a), São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina ( Campos-Filho et al. 2018a). This is the first record of this species in cave environments, suggesting a troglophilic status.

Figures

Fig. 14. Distribution map. 1. Alboscia jotajota Campos-Filho, Bichuette & Taiti sp. nov. 2. Androdeloscia akuanduba Campos-Filho, Cardoso & Taiti sp nov. 3. Atlantoscia inflata Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2015. 4. Benthana iporangensis Lima & Serejo, 1993. 5. B. longicornis Verhoeff, 1941. 6. B. olfersii (Brandt, 1833). 7. B. picta (Brandt, 1833). 8. B. taeniata Araujo & Buckup, 1994. 9. Metaprosekia igatuensis Campos-Filho, Fernandes & Bichuette sp. nov. 10. Paratlantoscia rubromarginata (Araujo & Leistikow, 1999). 11. Amazoniscus spica Campos-Filho, Aguiar & Taiti sp. nov. 12. Circoniscus bezzii Arcangeli, 1931. Light gray areas denote Brazilian conservation units. AL = Alagoas; BA = Bahia; CE = Ceará; DF = Distrito Federal; ES = Espírito Santo; GO = Goiás; MA = Maranhão; MG = Minas Gerais; MT = Mato Grosso; PA = Pará; PB = Paraíba; PE = Pernambuco; PI = Piauí; PR = Paraná; RJ = Rio de Janeiro; RN = Rio Grande do Norte; SE = Sergipe; SP = São Paulo; TO = Tocantins.