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Metaprosekia caupe Campos-Filhoi Araujo and Taitii 2014

Description

Metaprosekia caupe Campos-Filhoı Araujo and Taitiı 2014

Material examined

Paráı Altamira: Sugiro-Roncador caveı 2 April 2011ı leg. ME Bichuetteı DM Schimonskyı JE Gallão and D Pedroso (LES: 13ı 2♀ ı 6316; 1♀ ı 6317; 13ı 6318; 2♀ ı 6319; 2♀ ı 6320; 13ı 6323); Abrigo Igarapé caveı 14 December 2010ı leg. ME Bichuetteı DM Schimonsky and JE Gallão (LES: 13ı 6302; 3♀ ı 6303); 6♀ ı Abrigo Paratizinho caveı 4 April 2011ı leg. ME Bichuetteı DM Schimonskyı JE Gallão and D Pedroso (LES 6324); Abrigo Cama de Vara caveı 2 April 2011ı leg. ME Bichuetteı DM Schimonskyı JE Gallão and D Pedroso (LES: 5♀ ı 6325; 6♀ ı 6326); 13ı Abrigo Turiá caveı 5 April 2011ı leg. ME Bichuetteı DM Schimonskyı JE Gallão and D Pedroso (LES 6322).

Distribution

Several caves at Altamiraı state of Pará.

Remarks

Metaprosekia caupe was originally described from Caverna Sugiro-Roncador caveı Altamiraı state of Pará (Campos-Filho et al. 2014). The present records considerably expand its distribution for several caves in Altamira region. It is regarded as troglophile.

Notes

Published as part of Camile Sorbo Fernandes, Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Paula Beatriz Araujo & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2019, Synopsis of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Brazilian cavesı with emphasis on new records from northı midwestı northeast and southeast regions, pp. 1095-1129 in Journal of Natural History 53 (17) on pages 1107-1108, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1634225, http://zenodo.org/record/3673375

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
DM, LES
Family
Philosciidae
Genus
Metaprosekia
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
LES 6324
Order
Isopoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Campos-Filhoi Araujo and Taitii
Species
caupe
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Metaprosekia caupe and, 2014 sec. Sorbo, Soares, Beatriz & Bichuette, 2019

References

  • Campos-Filho ISi Araujo PBi Bichuette MEi Trajano Ei Taiti S. 2014. Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Brazilian caves. Zool J Linn Soc. 172: 360 - 425. doi: 10.1111 / zoj. 2014.172. issue- 2.