Scolopendropsis bahiensis (Brandt, 1841)

Chagas-Jr, Amazonas & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2018, A synopsis of centipedes in Brazilian caves: hidden species diversity that needs conservation (Myriapoda, Chilopoda), ZooKeys 737, pp. 13-56 : 18

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.737.20307

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:87B31942-088B-46DE-B3AF-10F04BA2EA08

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scientific name

Scolopendropsis bahiensis (Brandt, 1841)
status

 

Scolopendropsis bahiensis (Brandt, 1841)

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

MINAS GERAIS: Diamantina ("Campos rupestres" highland heterogeneous vegetation on rocks), Quartzite: Lapa dos Pombos, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 06.ix.2013, Fonseca-Ferreira, R.

Distribution.

A species exclusive to Brazil, S. bahiensis is usually found in the semi-arid regions of Bahia and Minas Gerais. This study recorded its occurrence for the first time in a quartzitic cave from Minas Gerais. Accidental in caves.

Habitat.

Cave (unconsolidated substrate, under rocks).