First record of Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) for caves in Brazil: evidence for a troglophile status of an exotic species

By

Gallão, Jonas Eduardo
Bichuette, Maria Elina.
Giupponi, Alessandro P. L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-1-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1546--3

Subjects

Biodiversity , Goiás State , limestone caves , subterranean arachnids

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1546

 

Abstract

New records of Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 are given, the first south-american record in caves and the first to Goiás state in the Cerrado phytogeographical domain. Records of nine specimens (all females) in isolated regions from surface environment and deep zones in the cave suggest the status of troglophile (facultative cave-dwelling organisms) to this species. All specimens were found in places well preserved, without anthropization, differently from the observed to other records of the species in Brazil. Finally, we reinforce the need of replications on inventory studies of subterranean fauna.