Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) iporangensis Azara & Ferreira, 2013

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Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) iporangensis Azara & Ferreira, 2013

Published records.

( Ázara and Ferreira 2013).

Material examined.

SÃO PAULO: Iporanga (Atlantic Rainforest), Limestone: Gruta Monjolinho, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 09.x.1995, Trajano, E.; and (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 09.v.2005, Trajano, E.; Caverna Alambari de Baixo , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, collected in 02.x.2012, Bichuette, ME.; Caverna Santana, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 01.i.2012, Bichuette, ME .

Distribution.

Cryptops iporangensis was described based on a single specimen collected in Ressurgência das Areias de Água Quente Cave, Iporanga, São Paulo. Additional records extend its distribution to three more caves in the Alto Ribeira karst area, suggesting that the species is not endemic to a single cave system or rare, as previously proposed ( Ázara and Ferreira 2013). Troglobitic species.

Habitat.

Cave (unconsolidated substrate - humid clay, under rocks).

Conservation.

New data reinforce the necessity of collections in other caves before establishing cave category (troglobitic, troglophilic, or trogloxene), as these classifications can affect subsequent decisions related to species distribution. For example, C. iporangensis was classified as Endangered (EN) ( MMA 2016) in the Red List of Brazilian Threatened Fauna because available data suggested that the species was restricted to the Areias cave system. A reevaluation of threat category based on our new data is necessary. Two of the three caves with new C. iporangensis records are in limestone outcrops that are not part of the Areias cave system. These outcrops are isolated by non-soluble rocks that limit dispersal of terrestrial cave fauna ( Trajano et al. 2016). Furthermore, the species’ cave category should be reviewed given that troglomorphism is not definite.