Cubaris murina * Brandt, 1833

Cifuentes, Julio & DA SILVA, Luis P., 2023, Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of São Tomé Island, with the description of two new Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 species, Zoosystema 45 (21), pp. 635-652 : 642

Cubaris murina * Brandt, 1833

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Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833: 190 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe • 2 ♀; Madalena; 0°19’52.7”N, 6°39’22.0”E; 10.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST021 ; IBI • 1 ♀; São Tomé 0°21’26.3”N, 6°43’12.4”E; 8.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST001 ; IBI • 1 ♀; São Tomé; 0°21’26.3”N, 6°43’11.6”E; 8.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; MNCN 20.04/14250 • 1♂; São Tomé; 0°21’25.9”N, 6°43’12.0”E; 8.V.2022; L.P.da Silva leg.; Coll. JC688 • 1 ♀; SãoTomé ; 0°21’25.6”N, 6°43’12.0”E; 9.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST005 ; MNHN-IU-2022-1622 .

REMARKS

The species is native from India ( Van Name 1936) with a current pantropical distribution ( Schmalfuss 2003). It is recorded for the first time for São Tomé.

Figures

FIG. 2. — A, Agnara madagascariensis (Budde-Lund, 1885), habitus; B, Ctenorillo bananae (Van Name, 1920), habitus; C, Ctenorillo atlanticus n. sp., habitus; D, Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833, habitus; E, Gabunillo thomensis n. sp., habitus; F, Venezillo crassus (Budde-Lund, 1904), habitus; G, Elumoides atlanticus Ferrara & Schmalfuss,1983,habitus; H, Eubelum asperius Van Name, 1920, habitus;I, Burmoniscus kohleri (Schmalfuss & Ferrara,1978), habitus;J, Congophiloscia saothomensis Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978, habitus; K, Niambia atracheata (Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978), habitus; L-N, Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1918, habitus (L), antennula (M), scale-setae (N); O-Q, Trichorhina kribensis Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1983, habitus (O), antennula (P), scale-setae (Q); R, Nagurus cristatus (Dollfus, 1889), habitus. Scale bars: A-C, I, J, L, O, 0.5 mm; D, F, H, K, R, 1 mm; E, G, 0.1 mm; M, N, P, Q, 0.01 mm.