Strandesia venezolana Broodbakker 1983c

Strandesia venezolana — Broodbakker 1983c: 351–355, fig. 12; 362, table 1; 366, Appendix; S. venezolana — Broodbakker 1983d: 289, 292–293, 296; S. venezolana — Broodbakker 1984a: 29.

Type locality: S 1982/509, one of the few cenotes at 50 m from the littoral, “Playa Mayorquina” (enmed., not “Mayorquines”), “Playa Mayorquina” (emend., not “Morocoy”), FALCÓN State, Venezuela (10º53’29” N, 68º14’46” W) . Holotype (1♀)— ZMA, Ost.150.839A . Allotype (1♁)— ZMA, Ost.150.839B .

In Venezuela: corresponds to the type locality. Other localities in Broodbakker (1983c, d): FALCÓN State —S 1982/500, spring transformed into a well in “Las Luisas” (emend., not “ La Luisa ”), Morrocoy Peninsula (10°52’03” N, 68°19’27” W); S 1982/501, karst spring at Lizardo (10°52’03” N, 68°15’50” W); S 1982/508, cenote near type locality (GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W); S 1982/510, another cenote near type locality (GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W); S 1982/512, a horizontal cavern 150 m west-southwest of type locality, with water forming pools between karst caves (GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W); S 1982/519, “Quevey” spring in the village of La Peña near San Luis, Sierra de San Luis (11°07’22” N, 69°45’07” W) ; S 1982/522, excavated hole in the sandy bank of the Mitare River (near Cabure), Sierra de San Luis (11°08’24” N, 69°38’38” W) ; S 1982/526, hole dug in coarse sand and gravel, along the banks of the Ricoa River, at the confluence with the San Pablo River, near Dos Bocas village, Sierra de San Luis (11°18’33” N, 69°24’29” W) . ARAGUA State —S 1982/573, a hole dug in coarse sand and gravel along the banks of the Zuata River, 2 km north of San Casimiro (10°00’12” N, 66°59’47” W) .

Remarks: it is a species that has only been observed in Venezuela (endemic) (Broodbakker 1983c). Martens & Behen (1994) reported that the distribution of this species is known for West Indies, so it should be revised. It is documented as a companion fauna of Candonopsis (C.) hummelincki (Broodbakker 1983d) . The species is cited in Galán & Herrera’s (2006) review of the cave fauna of Venezuela.