Pseudoporatia perplexa Golovatch, 1999: 229 Additions to the millipede fauna of an Amazonian ferruginous landscape: a new species of Pseudoporatia Golovatch, 1999 widespread in rock outcrops (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Pyrgodesmidae) M., Luiz F. Iniesta Bouzan, Rodrigo S. R., Claudio A. Souza Zampaulo, Robson A. Cizauskas, Igor Brescovit, Antonio D. Zoosystema 2023 2023-09-13 45 16 463 498 78GQ9 Golovatch, 1999 Golovatch 1999 [914,1354,1586,1613] Diplopoda Pyrgodesmidae Pseudoporatia Animalia Polydesmida 5 466 Arthropoda species perplexa      Pseudoporatia perplexa Golovatch, 1999: 229, figs 30-35.    TYPE  MATERIAL. —   Holotype.  Brazil• ♂; Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke; primary tropical rainforest on terra firme, Manaus, Amazonas; Kempson extraction (K14 RD4); 2°57’48.0”S, 59°55’21.4”W;  8.XII.1982; J. Adiscoll.; INPA(examined by photographs).  Paratypes.  Brazil•  2 ♂, 3 ♀and 1 juvenile; same data as holotype; INPA•  1 ♀; same data as holotype; ZMUM•  1 ♂, 1 ♀; K10 RD4; INPA•  1 ♂and 1 ♀; K24 RD9;  10. V.1983; J. Adiscoll.; INPA.   DIAGNOSIS. —  Pseudoporatia perplexacan be distinguished from  Pseudoporatia kananciueIniesta, Bouzan, Souza & Brescovit, n. sp.by adults having 20 body rings (vs 19 rings in P. kananciueIniesta, Bouzan, Souza & Brescovit, n. sp.); collum with 5 + 5 lobulations deeply incised ( Golovatch 1999: fig. 30) (vs collum with 6 + 6 lobulations); porosteles on second lobe of paraterga ( Golovatch 1999: fig. 31) (vs porosteles on third lobe). Gonopods with telopodites largely concealed inside a prominent gonocoel ( Golovatch 1999: fig. 33) (vs telopodites partially exposed from gonocoel); prefemoral region without a broad lamella covering solenomere anteriorly; solenomere with a fringe near the subterminal opening of the seminal groove, but without distal bifid branchlet; femoral process with a distally fringed branchlet and a hyaline branchlet ( Golovatch 1999: figs 33-35).   DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from the typelocality. 4412261303 1982-12-08 INPA J. Adis Brazil -2.9633334 Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke 1 -59.92261 Manaus 5 466 1 1 Amazonas holotype 4412261307 1982-12-08 INPA J. Adis Brazil Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke -2.9633334 Kempson 1 -59.92261 Manaus 5 466 6 3 1 2 Amazonas paratype 4412261308 [890,1237,1844,1872] 1982-12-08 ZMUM J. Adis Brazil Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke -2.9633334 Kempson 1 -59.92261 Manaus 5 466 1 1 Amazonas paratype 4412261306 INPA Brazil 5 466 2 1 1 Amazonas paratype 4412261310 [892,1441,1871,1898] 1983-05-10 V, INPA J. Adis Brazil 5 466 2 1 1 Amazonas paratype