Newportia (Tidops) simus Chamberlin, 1950

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 : 24

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.737.20307
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scientific name	Newportia (Tidops) simus Chamberlin, 1950
status

Treatment

Published records.

None.

Material examined.

PARÁ: Altamira (Equatorial Rainforest), Sandstone: Abrigo da Gravura , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 08.vii.2009, Bichuette, M.E .

Distribution.

This species is known from Grenada, Lesser Antilles, and Brazil ( Santarém, Pará). The current study noted its occurrence in a sandstone cave from Pará (Altamira region).

Habitat.

Cave (unconsolidated substrate - sand).

Conservation.

This cave was flooded by the Belo Monte reservoir.