Newportia (Tidops) balzanii Silvestri, 1895

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 : 23

Newportia (Tidops) balzanii Silvestri, 1895

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

GOIÁS: São Domingos (Cerrado), Limestone: Lapa São Bernardo I, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 19.v.2015, Gallão, JE., Paula, CCP; Lapa São Bernardo II, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 21.v.2015, Bichuette, ME.; Mambaí (Cerrado), Limestone: Gruta da Tarimba , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 29.iv.2013, Bichuette, ME., Gallão, JE., von Schimonsky, DM., Rizzato, PP., Borghezan, R.; BAHIA: Paripiranga (Caatinga), Limestone: Caverna das Moscas, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, in xi.2014, Gallão, JE., Bolfarini, MP., Rosendo, MJ., Moreira, R.; Central (Caatinga):, Limestone Gruta do Tonho , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 02.ii.2015, Gallão, JE., Bichuette, ME.; MINAS GERAIS: Itacarambi (Cerrado-Caatinga transition), Limestone: Gruta Olhos d’Água, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 23.x.2013, Bichuette, ME.; Lapa do Branco I, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, vi.2014, Gallão, JE., von Schimonsky, DM., Monte, BGO; Lapa do Mogno, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 12.iv.2015, Gallão, JE., Monte, BGO.; Lapa Mina d’Água, (UFSCAR) 2 spec, 10.iv.2015, Gallão, JE., Monte, BGO .

Distribution.

This species is distributed in central, western, and southwestern South America, encompassing Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay ( Chagas-Jr 2011). Records in Brazil originate from Tocantins, Goiás, and São Paulo e Rio Grande do Sul. The new data presented here place the species in limestone caves of Goiás, Bahia, and Minas Gerais, extending its distribution to two more states.