Benthana taeniata Araujo & Buckup, 1994

Fig. 14

Bentheana taeiata Araujo & Buckup, 1994: 269, figs 1–13, 28.

Benthana taeniata – Campos-Filho et al. 2018a: 11 (for previous records).

Material examined

BRAZIL – São Paulo State, Alto Ribeira karst area, PETAR • 1 ♂; Ressurgência das Areias de Água Quente; 24°33′45″ S, 48°40′18″ W; 29 Sep. 2012; M.E. Bichuette leg.; LES 4419 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; LES 4421 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; LES 18861 • 1 ♂; Gruta do Capinzal; 24°19′55″ S, 48°30′05″ W; 16 Feb. 2013; M.E. Bichuette, J.E. Gallão and T. Zepon leg.; LES 18862 .

Distribution

Benthana taeniata has been recorded from the states of Distrito Federal (capital of Brazil) to the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Campos-Filho et al. 2015a). In cave habitats, this species was recorded from Gruta Zeferino I, São Roque de Minas and Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State (Campos-Filho et al. 2014). The species is probably troglophilic.