Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis Kotov & Elmoor-Loureiro, 2008

Sousa, Francisco Diogo Rocha & Elmoor-Loureiro, Lourdes Maria Abdu, 2019, Identification key for the Brazilian species and subspecies of the family Ilyocryptidae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anomopoda), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 59, pp. 1-8 : 4

Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis Kotov & Elmoor-Loureiro, 2008

Sub-ovoid body, dorsal keel present but not developed, molting incomplete; setae on the posterior margin of valves armed with relatively long and slender setae, spines unilaterally inserted, without setulae; posteriormost setae on the valves armed with setulae. Head triangular shaped, fornices prominent, projection on the mandibular articulation present; dorsal pore high in relation dorsal line. Postabdomen relatively short, preanal part longer than postanal;5-10 marginal denticles on the preanal part, duplicated; anal part short with 5-6 short lateral setulae; seven marginal spines on the postanal part; distalmost part of postanal part with 4-5 rudimentary lateral setae, up seven lateral setae which are slightly longer than marginal spines; basal spines on the postabdominal claw of similar length.

Comments: Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis is the only Neotropical taxon of a group composed almost exclusively of Palearctic species. This appears to be rare, with a range restricted to two localities in the state of São Paulo, belonging to the Paraná River Hydrographic Basin ( Fig. 3A ). For further information concerning the morphology of this taxon and its differentiation from other subspecies occurring in other zoogeographical zones, see Kotov & Elmoor-Loureiro (2008).

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Figure 3. Geographic distribution Ilyocryptidae Smirnov 1976 emend.Smirnov,1992 taxa of Brazil. (A) Ilyocryptus cuneatus brasiliensis.(B) Ilyocryptus paranaensis inarmatus.(C) Ilyocryptus paranaensis paranaensis.(D) Ilyocryptus plumosus.(E)Ilyocryptus silvaeducensis paraensis.(F) Ilyocryptus sarsi.(G) Ilyocryptus spinifer.