Benthana olfersii ( Brandt, 1833 ), 1908

Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Fernandes, Camile Sorbo, Cardoso, Giovanna Monticelli, Bichuette, Maria Elina, Aguiar, José Otávio & Taiti, Stefano, 2020, New species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) of the families Philosciidae and Scleropactidae from Brazilian caves, European Journal of Taxonomy 606, pp. 1-38 : 17

Benthana olfersii ( Brandt, 1833)

Fig. 14

Philoscia Olfersii Brandt, 1833: 183 .

Benthana olfersii – Campos-Filho et al. 2018a: 11 (for previous records).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Minas Gerais State, Itabirito • 1 ♂; Caverna VL-33; 20°19’54″ S, 43°56′15″ W; 29 Mar.– 3 Apr. 2012; Andrade leg.; LES 18860 .

Distribution

Typical in Atlantic forest areas in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo ( Campos-Filho et al. 2015a). This is the first record of this species in cave environments, suggesting a troglophilic status.

Figures

Fig. 14. Distribution map. 1. Alboscia jotajota Campos-Filho, Bichuette & Taiti sp. nov. 2. Androdeloscia akuanduba Campos-Filho, Cardoso & Taiti sp nov. 3. Atlantoscia inflata Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2015. 4. Benthana iporangensis Lima & Serejo, 1993. 5. B. longicornis Verhoeff, 1941. 6. B. olfersii (Brandt, 1833). 7. B. picta (Brandt, 1833). 8. B. taeniata Araujo & Buckup, 1994. 9. Metaprosekia igatuensis Campos-Filho, Fernandes & Bichuette sp. nov. 10. Paratlantoscia rubromarginata (Araujo & Leistikow, 1999). 11. Amazoniscus spica Campos-Filho, Aguiar & Taiti sp. nov. 12. Circoniscus bezzii Arcangeli, 1931. Light gray areas denote Brazilian conservation units. AL = Alagoas; BA = Bahia; CE = Ceará; DF = Distrito Federal; ES = Espírito Santo; GO = Goiás; MA = Maranhão; MG = Minas Gerais; MT = Mato Grosso; PA = Pará; PB = Paraíba; PE = Pernambuco; PI = Piauí; PR = Paraná; RJ = Rio de Janeiro; RN = Rio Grande do Norte; SE = Sergipe; SP = São Paulo; TO = Tocantins.