Circoniscus incisus, SOUZA & LEMOS DE CASTRO, 1991

Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Araujo, Paula Beatriz, Bichuette, Maria Elina, Trajano, Eleonora & Taiti, Stefano, 2014, Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Brazilian caves, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 172 (2), pp. 360-425 : 396-397

CIRCONISCUS INCISUS SOUZA & LEMOS DE CASTRO, 1991

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Circoniscus incisus Souza & Lemos de Castro, 1991: 56 , figs 69–90; Souza-Kury, 1998: 666; Leistikow & Wägele, 1999: 38; Schmalfuss, 2003: 82; Schmidt, 2007: 71, figs 218–223.

Circoniscus gracilidens Souza & Lemos de Castro, 1991: 56 ; Souza-Kury, 1998: 666; Leistikow & Wägele, 1999: 38; Schmidt & Wägele, 2001: 317, fig. 5a, b; Schmalfuss, 2003: 81; Schmidt, 2007: 85.

Material examined

Brazil, Pará: one ♂, one ♀, Canaã dos Carajás, Gruta S 11D-12, 06°23′45″S, 50°21′34″W, 01–14 August 2010, leg. R . Andrade ( UFRGS 4751 ) ; one ♂, one ♀, Canaã dos Parauapebas, Gruta S 11D-69, 06°23′33″S, 50°19′07″W, 03–19 August 2010, leg. R . Andrade ( UFRGS 4752 ) ; one ♂, Parauapebas, Gruta N 4E66, 06°01′53″S, 50°09′04″W, 29 February–4 March 2010, leg. R . Andrade ( UFRGS 5623 ) .

Remarks

Circoniscus incisus was previously known from the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The present record, from northern Brazil, indicates a wide distribution for this species.

Figures

Figure 40. Distribution map of terrestrial isopods in Brazilian karst areas: 1, Miktoniscus medcofi; 2, Spelunconiscus castroi sp. nov.; 3, Xangoniscus aganju sp. nov.; 4, Leonardoscia hassalli sp. nov.; 5, Metaprosekia quadriocellata sp. nov.; 6, Metaprosekia caupe sp. nov.; 7, Benthana iporangensis; 8, Benthana taeniata; 9, Ischioscia amazonica; 10, Amazoniscus leistikowi sp. nov.; 11, Amazoniscus eleonorae; 12, Circoniscus bezzi, 13, Circoniscus buckupi; 14, Circoniscus carajasensis; 15, Circoniscus intermedius; 16, Circoniscus incisus; 17, Novamundoniscus altamiraensis sp. nov.; 18, Dubioniscus goeldii; 19, Dubioniscus marmoratus; 20, Trichorhina yiara sp. nov.; 21, Trichorhina curupira sp. nov.; 22, Trichorhina anhanguera sp. nov.; 23, Trichorhina guanophila; 24, Porcellionides pruinosus; 25, Armadillidium vulgare; 26, Ctenorillo ferrarai sp. nov.; 27, Cubaris murina; 28, Gabunillo aridicola. Abbreviations: AC, Acre; AL, Alagoas; AP, Amapá; AM, Amazonas; BA, Bahia; CE, Ceará; DF, Distrito Federal; ES, Espírito Santo; GO, Goiás; MA, Maranhão; MT, Mato Grosso; MS, Mato Grosso do Sul; MG, Minas Gerais; PA, Pará; PR, Paraíba; PR, Paraná; PE, Pernambuco; PI, Piauí; RJ, Rio de Janeiro; RN, Rio Grande do Norte; RS, Rio Grande do Sul; RO, Rondônia; RR, Roraima; SC, Santa Catarina; SP, São Paulo; SE, Sergipe; TO, Tocantins.