Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914

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 : 19

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

Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914
status

 

Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

PARÁ: Canaã dos Carajás ( Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore: Caverna ST 0054, (UFMT) 1 spec, 29.i.2016, BioEspeleo Consultoria Ambiental .

Distribution.

This species is typical of northern and western regions, in the states of Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso. Only one occurrence in a cave (iron ore from Pará) was recorded, suggesting that the species is accidental.

Habitat.

Unknown.

Conservation.

The species’ wide distribution implies that it is not under threat, but the caves of Canaã dos Carajás are part of mining projects.