Taxonomic revision of Brasiloniscus (Oniscidea, Pudeoniscidae) with description of a new species

  • Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Agronomia, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2682-1643
  • Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais, Av. Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bairro Universitário, 58429-140 Campina Grande, Paraíba http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-8241
  • Paula Beatriz Araujo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Agronomia, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7587-3936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.434
Keywords: terrestrial isopods, Atlantic forest, Neotropical, diversity

Abstract

The Neotropical genus Brasiloniscus, erected by Lemos de Castro (1973), is revised and validated herein. The genus was originally described including two species, B. maculatus and B. verrucosus, but no type species was designated. According to § 13 of ICZN (1999) the name of the genus is therefore unavailable. Both species are redescribed, and B. maculatus is designated as the type species of the genus. The genus name will thus be available for the systematics of Oniscidea. In addition, a new species, B. littoralis gen. et sp. nov., is described based on material from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest from the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Published
2018-05-08
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Cardoso, G. M., Campos-Filho, I. S., & Araujo, P. B. (2018). Taxonomic revision of Brasiloniscus (Oniscidea, Pudeoniscidae) with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (434). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.434
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