Philoscia picta Brandt, 1833: 183 Philoscia (Benthana) picta Three new species of Benthana Budde-Lund (Isopoda, ‘ Philosciidae’) from Brazil Lopes, Paula Beatriz Araujo Elis Regina C. Journal of Natural History 2003 37 2425 2439 LHPS (Brandt, 1833) Brandt 1833 [617,964,1547,1572] Malacostraca Philosciidae Benthana Animalia Isopoda 13 2437 Arthropoda species picta    Philoscia pictaBrandt, 1833: 183.   Philoscia (Benthana) picta; Budde-Lund, 1908: 289, fig. 43, pl. 16    Benthana picta; Verhoeff, 1941: 121.  Material examined.  Brazil, RS, Maquiné( Serrado Umbu, 29°36∞S, 50°15∞W), three WW, one X,  13 January 1999, E. R.  C. Lopescol. ( UFRGS 2768); (29°36∞S, 50°15∞W), three WW, one X,  13 January 1999, E. R.  C. Lopescol. ( UFRGS 2769); (29°38∞S, 50°11∞W), two WW, seven XX,  13 January 1999, M. A. Azevedoand E. R.  C. Lopescol. ( UFRGS 2901); (29°36∞S, 50°15∞W), three WW, three XX, three XXovigerous,  13 January 1999,  M. A. Azevedocol. ( UFRGS 2902); (29°30∞S, 50°19∞W), one W,  18 September 1999, E. R.  C. Lopescol. ( UFRGS 2903). Allcollected in leaf litter from the Atlantic Forest.  Distribution.This species occurs from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo State (latitude 20°S), to RS, and there is a doubtful record of it in Buenos Aires, Argentina(Lemos de Castro, 1958; Araujo et al., 1996). This species has previously been recorded in RS in the regions of Fontoura Xavier and Erexim (Araujo et al., 1996) and this record increases the known range of the species to the north-east region of RS. 1999-01-13 R Maquine & Umbu Brazil Brazil 13 2437 1 1999-01-13 R C. Lopes Brazil 14 2438 13 2437 UFRGS 2768 1 1999-01-13 R C. Lopes Brazil Azevedo 14 2438 UFRGS 2769 1 1999-01-13 UFRGS C. Lopes Brazil 14 2438 UFRGS 2901 1 1999-09-18 R M. A. Azevedo Brazil 14 2438 UFRGS 2902 1 UFRGS C. Lopes Brazil All Atlantic Forest 14 2438 UFRGS 2903 1