Microsphaeroniscus sp., Lemos de Castroi, 1984

Camile Sorbo Fernandes, Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Paula Beatriz Araujo & Bichuette, Maria Elina, 2019, Synopsis of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Brazilian cavesı with emphasis on new records from northı midwestı northeast and southeast regions, Journal of Natural History 53 (17), pp. 1095-1129 : 1110-1111

Microsphaeroniscus sp.

Material examined

Bahiaı Coribe: Serra do Ramalhoı Gruna do Enfurnado caveı 26 September 2006ı leg. E Trajano and D Sansone ( LES: 4♀ ı 6415; 13ı 18♀ ı 6416; 3♀ ı 6417; 16♀ ı 6418); same locality as previousı July 2007ı leg. ME Bichuetteı FD Passos and BS Brito ( LES: 2♀ ı 6421; 2♀ ı 6423; 8♀ ı 6425); 1♀ ı same locality as previousı 5 May 2007ı leg. E Trajano and D Sansone ( LES 6422 ); 1♀ ı same locality as previousı 11 August 2007ı leg. ME Bichuetteı FD Passos and BS Brito ( LES 6426 ); same locality as previousı September 2007ı leg. E Trajano and D Sansone ( LES: 7♀ ı 6428; 1♀ ı 6429; 1♀ ı 6430) .

Distribution

Gruna do Enfurnado caveı Coribeı state of Bahia.

Remarks

New record. Microsphaeroniscus sp. differs from its congeners by the presence of classical troglomorphismsı absence of eyes and body pigments. The present record considerably enlarges the distribution of the genus.