Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941

Fig. 14

Benthana longicornis Verhoeff, 1941: 121, figs 1–7.

Benthana longicornis – Gruner 1955: 446, figs 10–13. — Lemos de Castro 1958: 115, figs 93–98. — Andersson 1960a: 557, fig. 10; 1960b: 415. — Araujo et al. 1996: 115, figs 5–10. — Souza-Kury 1998: 659. — Leistikow & Wägele 1999: 14. — Schmalfuss 2003: 53. — Costa et al. 2014: 173, fig. 3. — Campos-Filho et al. 2015a: 13, figs 5–6, 9c; 2018a: 10.

Material examined

BRAZIL – São Paulo State, Iporanga, PETAR • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Gruta Couto, Santana; 24°32′00.9″ S, 48°41′56″ W; 16–20 Sep. 2009; F. Pellegatti-Franco leg.; LES 1783 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Gruta Chapéu Mirim 1, Caboclos 1; 24°26′03″ S, 48°35′10″ W; 26–30 Mar. 2009; F. Pellegatti-Franco leg.; LES 0636 • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Gruta do Capinzal, Bulhas D’água; 24°19′05″ S, 48°30′05″ W; 16 Feb. 2013; M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão and T. Zepon leg.; LES 18854 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; LES 18855 .

Distribution

Typical in Atlantic forest areas in the states of Rio de Janeiro (= Distrito Federal in Campos-Filho et al. 2015a), São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina (Campos-Filho et al. 2018a). This is the first record of this species in cave environments, suggesting a troglophilic status.