The first survey on harvestmen in Brazilian artificial cavities, with notes on distribution and natural history
Author
de Azara, Ludson Neves
Author
Bernardi, Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira
Author
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
text
Subterranean Biology
2016
17
31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.17.6762
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.17.6762
1314-2615-17-31
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Taxon classification Animalia Opiliones Gonyleptidae
Liogonyleptoides inermis (
Mello-Leitao
, 1922)
Previously known distribution.
Minas Gerais: Tapira (H.
Soares 1977
); Rio de Janeiro:
Petropolis
(
Mello-Leitao 1923
); Santa Catarina: Mafra (
Mello-Leitao
1937
);
Sao
Paulo: Santo
Andre
(
Mello-Leitao 1922
), Amparo,
Anapolis
(B.
Soares 1945
b), Barretos (
Mello-Leitao
1937
), Cascalho,
Corumbatai
(B.
Soares 1945
c),
Espirito
Santo do Pinhal (H. 1966), Funil (B.
Soares 1946
), Guaianaz (B.
Soares 1945
b), Laranja Azeda (
Soares and Soares 1945
),
Lusitania
(B.
Soares 1945
c), Mogi
Guacu
(H.
Soares 1966
), Piracicaba (B.
Soares 1946
), Rio Claro (B.
Soares 1945
a), Santa
Adelia
(H.
Soares 1966
),
Sao
Paulo (B.
Soares 1945
c),
Silvania
(B.
Soares 1946
), Vista Alegre do Alto (H.
Soares 1977
).
Examined material.
Novo Oriente de Minas: 1 male (MNRJ 2338) from Mina do
Joao
Bufinha (4), 05/I/2009, new record for locality.
Individuals were sparsely distributed inside the mines, both in the photic and aphotic zones at a maximum distance of 10 m from the entrance. Novo Oriente de Minas corresponds to a new occurrence for this species, expanding its distribution with about 700 km from the northeast of
Petropolis
, Rio de Janeiro state.