Kingsleya Ortmann, 1897

Genus Kingsleya Ortmann, 1897 View in CoL

Kingsleya attenboroughi Pinheiro & Santana,2016 View in CoL ( Fig. 6 View Figure 6 ).

New record: BRAZIL – Piauí: Riacho Jacaré, municipality of São João da Canabrava ; 06°47′5.00″S, 041°22′25.00″W; 346 m altitude; 16.XI.2022; J.G. Araújo, C.A.M. Martins,

C.A. Nascimento, W.M. Nascimento, P.H.P. Nobre; 1 male 1 female (LACRUSE 306).

Distribution: Brazil, states of Ceará and Piauí.

Previous records: Chapada do Araripe, municipality of Barbalha,state of Ceará,in the following localities:district of Arajara (07°20′07.60″S, 39°23′58.80″W) and sítio Cocos (07°22′28.30″S, 39°16′21.90″W) ( Pinheiro & Santana, 2016). Chapada do Araripe, municipality of Missão Velha, state of Ceará, district of Missão Nova (07°23′27.71″S, 39°12′45.80″W) ( Araújo et al., 2022).

Remarks: Two specimens of Kingsleya attenboroughi were found in Riacho Jacaré. The specimens were hidden among leaves and rocks, within water puddles in a small spring area ( Fig. 7 View Figure 7 ). This new occurrence area is approximately 227.17 km east of the nearest recorded occurrence point ( Fig. 4D View Figure 4 ), located in the Arajara district, municipality of Barbalha, state of Ceará ( Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ) ( Pinheiro & Santana, 2016; Araújo et al., 2022). A male (CW = 56.94 mm, AW = 15.41 mm, LP = 54.25 mm) and a female (CW = 46.09 mm, PW = 24.24 mm, and LP = 31.16 mm; LACRUSE 306) were collected ( Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ).

Riacho Jacaré has tall and dense riparian vegetation, making the creek well shaded and rich in organic matter, important factors for the presence of the species. However, the occurrence of K. attenboroughi in Piauí is restricted to a small area of stream sources in the midst of the caatinga, an environmental characteristic of the Brazilian semi-arid region, with several shrubs, twisted trees, and medium-sized trees. This likely contributes to the small population of K. attenboroughi present in this area as it presents a situation sensitive to anthropic pressures.