Mitogoniella indistincta Mello-Leitão, 1936

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49. Mitogoniella indistincta Mello-Leitão, 1936

( Figs 15B, C , 37A )

Records in caves. MINAS GERAIS. Alto Caparaó: Caverna Granítica ( Machado 2002). Barão de Cocais: Caverna RF-14, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 5786); Caverna BRU-19, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14476); Caverna BRU-28, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14477); Caverna RF-13, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14478); Caverna RF-21, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14479); Caverna RF-22, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14480); Caverna RF-23, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14481); Caverna RF-25, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14482); Caverna RF-33, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14483); Caverna RF-71, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA ISLA 5740)... (see the complete localities records in table 1). Brumadinho: Caverna PBR-18, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65469); Caverna PBR-19, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65468); Caverna PBR-20, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65467); Caverna PBR-25, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65471); Caverna SM-15, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 32 745); Caverna TUTA-4, id. by M.P.A. de Oliveira, ( ISLA 14484); Caverna TUTA-14, id. by M.P.A. de Oliveira, ( ISLA 14485); Caverna TUTA-29, id. by M.P.A. de Oliveira, ( ISLA 14486). Caeté: Caverna AVG-25, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14487); Caverna AP-49, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64636); Caverna AP-58, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64366); Caverna AP-59, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64368); Caverna AP-60, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65475); Caverna AP-61, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64634); Caverna AP-66, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65476); Caverna AP-75, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 54472); Gruta do Cascalhinho, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14488); Gruta da Macumba, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14489)... (see the complete localities records in table 1). Carrancas: Caverna Cortinas I, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9497); Toca da Zilda , id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 43582); Caverna do Caracol, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 10030). Catas Altas: Caverna do Centenário ( DaSilva & Gnaspini 2010). Conceição do Mato Dentro: Caverna CSF-32, id. by I. Cizauskas, (MZSP 66335). Congonhas: Caverna C-07, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 10024); Caverna C-08, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 4690); Caverna C-09, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9563); Caverna C-10, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9563); Caverna C-19, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9564). Itabirito: Caverna MP-4, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14 491); Caverna MP-7, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14 492); Caverna MP-8, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14493); Caverna MP- 0 9, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 10019); Caverna MP-11, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14490). Itambé do Mato Dentro: Caverna Baixada dos Criolos II (Ázara et al. 2013). Lima Duarte: Gruta dos Viajantes, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 1535); Caverna do Martiniano (Ázara et al. 2013). Mariana: Caverna SPB-50, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9560); Caverna CH-4, id. by M.B. DaSilva, (MZSP 32753); Caverna FN-6, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 32759); Caverna FN-10, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 32755); Caverna FN-13, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 32756); Caverna FN-14, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 32751); Caverna FN-18, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65960); Caverna FN-19, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65962); Caverna FN-20, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65964). Morro do Pilar: Caverna 42, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65954); Caverna 50, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65958); Caverna 53, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65956); Caverna 60, Andrade et al., id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65955); Caverna MP-20, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65953). Nova Lima: Cavidade ABOB-15, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9507); Cavidade ABOB-17, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 43583); Cavidade ABOB-18, L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 9506); Caverna ABOB-23, L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14494); Caverna ABOB-24, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14495); Cavidade TAQ-21, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14496). Ouro Preto: Caverna do Manso, id. by M.B. DaSilva, (MZSP 30073). Piedade do Paraopeba: Caverna SERR-10, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14497); Caverna SERR-12, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14498); Caverna SERR-13, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14499); Caverna SERR-15, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14500); Caverna SERR-18, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14501). Rio Acima: Caverna AP-73, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65485); Caverna VG-2, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64084); Caverna VG-5, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64095); Caverna VG-6, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 63931); Caverna VG-7, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 63933); Caverna VG-18, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64094); Caverna VG-33, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 64093). Santa Bárbara: Caverna AP-57, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65473). Caverna RF-71, ( ISLA 5740).

Epigean records. Baependi; Brumadinho; Caeté; Catas Altas; Jaboticatubas ( DaSilva & Gnaspini 2010); Mariana; Minduri; Ouro Branco; Ouro Preto; Prados (Ázara et al. 2013); Santa Bárbara ( Mello-Leitão 1936); Santana do Riacho ( DaSilva & Gnaspini 2010); São José da Safira (Ázara et al. 2013).

Remark. Trogloxen species ( Machado 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 15. Habitus, dorsal view. A) Goniosoma venustum, female (ISLA 14287); B, C) Mitogoniella indistincta, male (ISLA 9507), female (ISLA 5740); D) Mitogoniella modesta, male (ISLA 9517); E, F) Mitogoniella mucuri, male (ISLA 3971), female (ISLA 3968).

FIGURE 37. Living specimens inside the caves. A) Mitogoniella indistincta, female from Caverna dos Moreiras, Lima Duarte, MG; B) Mitogoniella modesta, male from Gruta do Lapão, Santa Luzia, BA; C) Mitogoniella mucuri, male from Caverna do Ribeirão Anastácio, Novo Oriente de Minas, MG; D) Mitogoniella mucuri, female from Caverna do Sumidouro, Caraí, MG; E) Mitogoniella taquara, male from Caverna Serra Azul, Pains, MG; F) Mitogoniella taquara, female from Gruta da Brega, Pains, MG; Photos AD, F by R.L. Ferreira and E courtesy by R.A. Zampaulo.