Geophilomorpha Pocock, 1895, 1847

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 : 25

Order Geophilomorpha Pocock, 1895

Material examined.

PARÁ: Parauapebas ( Equatorial Rainforest and " Campos Rupestres "), Iron Ore : Gruta N 5S S652, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 30.1- 30.iv.2012, Andrade, R.; Gruta N 5S S642, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 30.1- 30.iv.2012, Andrade, R.; Gruta N 4E 12, (MZUSP) 1 spec, 20.x-01.xi.2006, Andrade, R.; Gruta N 4E 16, (MZUSP) 1 spec, 20.x-01.xi.2006, Andrade, R.; MATO GROSSO DO SUL: Bonito (Cerrado), Limestone: Gruta João Arruda, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 21.vii.1991, Trajano, E.; BAHIA: Paripiranga (Caatinga), Limestone: Abismo da Bezerra , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, xi.2014, Gallão, JE.; Ourolandia (Caatinga), Limestone: Toca da Nicinha , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 17.vi.2015, von Schimonsky, DM.; Carinhanha (Caatinga), Limestone: Gruna Valdecir, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 31.v.2012, Bichuette, ME., Gallão, JE.; MINAS GERAIS: Presidente Olegário (Cerrado and Semideciduous seasonal forest), Limestone: Lapa da Fazenda Sao Bernardo , (UFSCAR) 2 spec, 10.vi.2014, Zepon, T., Resende, LPA.; (UFSCAR) 2 spec, 30.xi.2013, Bichuette, ME., Zepon, T., Resende, LPA., Ribeiro, IA.; (UFSCAR) 3 spec, 13.iv.2014, Bichuette, ME., Zepon, T., Resende, LPA., Ribeiro, IA.; Lapa do Moacir , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 17.iv.2014, Zepon, T., Resende, LPA., Damasceno, GF.; Caeté ( “Canga” - heterogeneous flora), Iron Ore: Gruta da Piedade , (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 07.vi.2013, Bichuette, ME., Faria, LE., Gallão, JE., Rocha, A., Fonseca, T.; Itabirito ( “Canga” - heterogeneous flora), Iron Ore: Gruta VL 15 Mina Várzea do Lopes, (MNRJ) 1 spec, 18-25.iv.07, Andrade, R.; SÃO PAULO: Apiaí /Iporanga (Atlatinc Rainforest), Limestone: Caverna Arataca, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 08-13.ix.2009, Pellegatti-Franco, F.; Gruta Toca dos Meninos, (UFSCAR) 1 spec, 14 16.ix.2009, Pellegatti-Franco, F.; Iporanga (Atlantic Rainforest), Limestone: Caverna do Couto, 1 spec, 13-20.iv.2009 Pellegatti-Franco, F .

Distribution.

The distribution of Brazilian geophilomorphs remains poorly understood. A few early and mid-twentieth-century studies on Brazilian centipedes reported geophilomorphs ( Brölemann 1909; Chamberlin 1914, Bücherl, 1940, 1942), but more recent studies tended to focus on Amazonian fauna ( Calvanese and Brescovit 2017, Foddai et al. 2002, Pereira 2012, 2013, Pereira et al. 1994, 1995, 2000). The first geophilomorph records in Brazilian caves are from limestone caves in Mato Grosso do Sul ( Dessen et al. 1980) and São Paulo (Gnaspinni and Trajano 1994, Trajano 1987). Unidentified geophilomorphs examined here expands their distribution to iron ore caves from Pará and Minas Gerais, as well as to limestone caves of Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo. Records are included to clarify centipede distribution.