Circoniscus intermedius, 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

CIRCONISCUS INTERMEDIUS SOUZA & LEMOS DE CASTRO, 1991

FIGURE 40

Circoniscus intermedius Souza & Lemos de Castro, 1991: 53 , figs 45–68; Souza-Kury, 1998: 666; Leistikow & Wägele, 1999: 38; Schmalfuss, 2003: 82; Schmidt, 2007: 70, fig. 217.

Material examined

Brazil, Pará: one ♀, Altamira, Abrigo do Sismógrafo , 3°17′12″S, 52°13′09″W, 7 July 2009, leg. M.E. Bichuette ( UFRGS 5376 ) . Mato Grosso do Sul: one ♂, one ♀, Bodoquena, Gruta Dente de Cão, Parque Nacional Serra da Bodoquena , 20°44′49″S, 56°47′06″W, 15 June 2006, leg. L.M. Cordeiro ( UFRGS 4868 ) .

Distribution

Brazil (Pará, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul) .

Remarks

Circoniscus intermedius was described by Souza & Lemos de Castro (1991) from the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pará. Schmidt (2007) redescribed the species, and stated that the paratypes from Pará might belong to a distinct species. The specimens examined by us correspond in all details to the description and figures provided by Souza & Lemos de Castro (1991) on the holotype from Mato Grosso, and are identified as C. intermedius .

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.