Catalogue of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazil: an update with some considerations

Abstract

All species of Brazilian terrestrial isopod known up to date, including references and distribution information, are listed. The list comprises 189 valid species, 135 of which are endemic to the country, 22 are recorded also from other countries in the Americas, 20 are introduced, and 12 have circumtropical or pantropical distributions.

The Unique Amphipoda and Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) Associated With the Brown Algae Dictyota sp. From the Oceanic Trindade Island, Southwestern Atlantic, With Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Insights

“…nov., S. mediterraneus Bǎcescu, 1977, S. aflagellatus Sieg, 1986, and S. shiinoi Riggio, 1973, grouped by one nonhomoplastic synapomorphy, the presence of three spiniform setae on the ventral margin of the propodus of pereopod 2 [S10(0)], and one homoplastic synapomorphy, one article on antennal flagellum [S12(0)]. Clade D comprises S. rectifrons, S. rudis Menzies, 1953, S. australianus Bǎcescu, 1981, S. caleyi Heard et al, 2018, S. hansmuelleri Guţu, 2006, S. minimus Guţu, 2006, S. tomescui Guţu, 2006, S. violaceus Bǎcescu, 1976, S. pinosensis, S. cystoseirae Amar and Cazaubon, 1978, and S. erici Błażewicz-Paszkowycz et al, 2011 2017), Serejo and Siqueira (2018); Tanaidacea: Brum (1973); Guţu (1996), Cunha et al (2013); Isopoda: Barth (1958), Moreira (1977), Cunha et al (2013), Souza et al (2013), Campos-Filho et al (2018)…”

“…Gray bars correspond to species not shared by both islands, yellow bars correspond to shared species, and seafoam green bars correspond to endemic species. References: Amphipoda: Cunha et al (2013), Andrade and Senna (2017),Serejo and Siqueira (2018); Tanaidacea:Brum (1973);Guţu (1996),Cunha et al (2013); Isopoda:Barth (1958),Moreira (1977),Cunha et al (2013),Souza et al (2013),Campos-Filho et al (2018); Axiidea: Pachelle and Tavares (2020); Stenopodidea: Soledade et al (2015), Tavares et al (2017); Achelata: Faria-Júnior et al (2014), Tavares et al (2017); Brachyura: Almeida and Coelho (2008), Tavares et al (2017); Caridea: Soledade et al (2017), Tavares et al (2017), Lima et al (2019).…”

External marking of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea): efficiency of materials and influence on feeding behavior

“…Three terrestrial isopods species from three distinct ecomorphological groups (sensu Schmalfuss, 1984) were used for both experiments: Balloniscus glaber Araujo and Zardo, 1995 (Balloniscidae), an endemic clinger species from the state of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, Brazil, associated with Atlantic Forest fragments (Quadros et al, 2009;Kenne and Araujo, 2015;Wood et al, 2017;Campos-Filho et al, 2018); Benthana picta (Brandt, 1833) (Philosciidae), a runner species from the state of Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and also recorded in Paraguay (Campos-Filho et al, 2015); and Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille, 1804) (Armadillidiidae), our roller model, a Mediterranean species with a global distribution and commonly associated with anthropogenic areas (Paoletti and Hassal, 1999). To avoid ambiguity regarding species names they will be referred to by their genus denomination.…”

Chaimowiczia: a new Iuiuniscinae genus from Brazil (Oniscidea, Synocheta, Styloniscidae) with the description of two new troglobitic species

“…Most Styloniscidae species known in Brazil inhabit subterranean ecosystems, except for Pectenoniscus angulatus Andersson, 1960 and Styloniscus spinosus (Patience, 1907) (Lopes et al 2005;Magrini et al 2010;Campos-Filho et al 2018). Styloniscidae species recorded in Brazilian caves belong to the subfamily Styloniscinae (Spelunconiscus Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014, Xangoniscus Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014, Pectenoniscus Andersson, 1960and Cylindroniscus Arcangeli, 1929.…”