Spelunconiscus castroi Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014

Spelunconiscus castroi Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014 View in CoL

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Material examined. Male, holotype ( MZUSP 27521 View Materials ), MOC-32cave(recorded at National Registry of Speleological Information ( CECAV, 2021) as Eritrina Cave — original name of the cave), Matozinhos , Minas Gerais, Brazil (19°31’0.62”S 44°02’56.81”W), 8 to 18 February 2011, coll. F. Franco; 1 entire male ( MZUSP 27521 View Materials ), one entire female ( MZUSP 27522 View Materials ), same data as holotype; 4 males (ISLA 62796), 18 females ( ISLA 62795), Retiro Cave, São José da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (19°39’49.60”S 43°57’7.81”W), June 2018, coll. R. L. Ferreira. Maximum body length: 8.3 mm; 4 males mounted on slides (ISLA 62795, ISLA 64887, ISLA 64888, ISLA 64798) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. Spelunconiscus castroi previously known only from the type locality (MOC-32 cave, Matozinhos, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is now also record from the Retiro cave, São José da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Complementary description (some traits of the species are described based on the originally designated paratypes deposited in MZUSP and new material collected. For complete description check Campos-Filho et al. (2014)). Antenna “flagellum with 5 to 7 articles, according to animal size” (see discussion below) ( Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ). Right mandible with 1 penicil adjacent to lacinia, 1 penicil in molar process, distal leaf-shaped (serrate) lacinia ( Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ). Maxilliped distal margin rounded; endite rectangular narrowing distally, slightly surpassing palp first tuft of setae, with large apical penicil with 1 spine at each side ( Fig. 2G View Figure 2 ). Antennula ( Fig.2A View Figure 2 ) and other buccal pieces ( Fig. 2D–G View Figure 2 ). Pereopod I with row of small scales proximally and along merus and carpus ventral face ( Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ). Pereopod VII basis with rows of scales for water conducting system on caudal face; proximal spur-like structure on rostral face ( Figs. 4 View Figure 4 , 5A View Figure 5 ). Pleopod II endopod about fivefold longer than wide, distal portion bearing subapical elongated accessory lobe and lateral lobe ( Fig. 5C–E View Figure 5 ).