Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891

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Newportia (Newportia) ernsti ernsti Pocock, 1891

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

PARÁ: Parauapebas (Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore: Gruta N 5E 03, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 22.iii-03.iv.2005, Andrade, R., Arnone, IS.; Gruta N 4E 02, (MZUSP) 1 spec, Gruta N 4E 09, (MZUSP) 1 spec, 20.x-01.xi.2006, Andrade, R.; Gruta N 4E 61, (MZUSP) 1 spec, 08-12.ii.2007, Andrade, R.; Gruta S 11B 13, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 23.viii-02.ix.2007, Andrade, R.; Gruta N1 15 Mangangá Flona Carajás, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 28.ix-03.x.07, Andrade, R.; Altamira (Equatorial Rainforest), Shale: Caverna Leonardo da Vinci, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, xii.2010, Bichuette, ME., Gallão, JE., von Schimonsky, DM .

Distribution.

This is a well-known Newportia species occurring on several Antilles islands and in northern South America. In Brazil specifically, N. ernsti ernsti has been observed in Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso ( Schileyko and Minelli 1999). Cave records follow the species’ distribution pattern, with occurrence in iron ore and sandstone caves of Pará.