Strandesia venezolana Broodbakker 1983c

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Strandesia venezolana Broodbakker 1983c

Strandesia venezolana — Broodbakker 1983c: 351–355, fig. 12; 362, table 1; 366, Appendix; S. venezolana — Broodbakker 1983d: 289, 292–293, 296; S. venezolana — Broodbakker 1984a: 29.

Type locality: S 1982/509, one of the few cenotes at 50 m from the littoral, “Playa Mayorquina” (enmed., not “Mayorquines”), “Playa Mayorquina” (emend., not “Morocoy”), FALCÓN State, Venezuela (10º53’29” N, 68º14’46” W) . Holotype (1♀)— ZMA, Ost.150.839A . Allotype (1♁)— ZMA, Ost.150.839B .

In Venezuela: corresponds to the type locality. Other localities in Broodbakker (1983c, d): FALCÓN State —S 1982/500, spring transformed into a well in “Las Luisas” (emend., not “ La Luisa ”), Morrocoy Peninsula (10°52’03” N, 68°19’27” W); S 1982/501, karst spring at Lizardo (10°52’03” N, 68°15’50” W); S 1982/508 , cenote near type locality ( GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W); S 1982/510 , another cenote near type locality ( GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W); S 1982/512, a horizontal cavern 150 m west-southwest of type locality, with water forming pools between karst caves ( GN 10°52’30” N, 68°13’44” W) ; S 1982/519, “Quevey” spring in the village of La Peña near San Luis, Sierra de San Luis (11°07’22” N, 69°45’07” W) ; S 1982/522, excavated hole in the sandy bank of the Mitare River (near Cabure), Sierra de San Luis (11°08’24” N, 69°38’38” W) ; S 1982/526, hole dug in coarse sand and gravel, along the banks of the Ricoa River, at the confluence with the San Pablo River, near Dos Bocas village , Sierra de San Luis (11°18’33” N, 69°24’29” W) . ARAGUA State —S 1982/573, a hole dug in coarse sand and gravel along the banks of the Zuata River, 2 km north of San Casimiro (10°00’12” N, 66°59’47” W) .

Remarks: it is a species that has only been observed in Venezuela (endemic) ( Broodbakker 1983c). Martens & Behen (1994) reported that the distribution of this species is known for West Indies, so it should be revised. It is documented as a companion fauna of Candonopsis (C.) hummelincki ( Broodbakker 1983d) . The species is cited in Galán & Herrera’s (2006) review of the cave fauna of Venezuela.