Longiperna trembao Pinto-da-Rocha & Bragagnolo, 2010

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Taxon classification Animalia Opiliones Gonyleptidae

Longiperna trembao Pinto-da-Rocha & Bragagnolo, 2010 Figure 4A

Previously known distribution.

Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto ( Pinto-da-Rocha and Bragagnolo 2010).

Examined material.

Caeté: 1 male (ISLA 16059) from Mina do Morro Vermelho III (1), 17/VI/2009; 1 male (MNRJ 2269) from Mina dos Matarelli (11), 18/VII/2009. Mariana: 1 male (ISLA 16060) from Mina dos Canelas VII (3), 11/VI/2009. Ouro Preto: 1 male (ISLA 16058) from Mina de Vila Rica (2), 28/XI/2009; 1 male (MNRJ 2268) from Mina do Chico Rei (9), 27/XI/2009, new records for localities.

Individuals of this species were sparsely distributed in the photic and aphotic zones of the mine at a maximum distance of 30 m from the entrance. The records at Caeté and Mariana expand its distribution with about 60 km from the northwest of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state.