Revision and cladistics analysis of the genera of Aphilodontinae Silvestri, 1909 (Chilopoda; Geophilomorpha)

• Grant number: 16/23977-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: January 29, 2017
• End date: February 27, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Domingos Brescovit
• Grantee: Victor de Carvalho Calvanese
• Supervisor: Lucio Bonato
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/19675-3 - Revision and cladistic analysis of the genera of Aphilodontidae Silvestri, 1909 (Chilopoda; Geophilomorpha), BP.MS

Abstract

Geophilomorpha is the most diverse among the five orders of Chilopoda, presenting worldwide, 1250 species in 13 families and 215 genera currently existing. For the Neotropics are known about 316 species, 91 genera and 11 families. The Aphilodontinae subfamily has distribution in southern South American continent and is restricted to South Africa, and today has four genera: Aphilodon with 14 species, these four Neotropical and 10 African, Mecophilus and Mecistauchenus, endemic to Brazil and having one species each and Philacroterium with one valid species to South Africa. In this project are discussed the taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of the Aphilodontinae genera through morphological study based on material-type deposited in international collections and others not type materials found in major national collections or obtained in field. 12 of the 17 species valid for Aphilodontidae have already been analysed, diagnosed and in some cases redescribed, from 3 international collections. 8 new species are being proposed for Brazil, based on the observation of specimens deposited in Brazilian collections or collected in field. Our preliminary phylogenetic analysis presented in the first report for FAPESP encompassed 12 of the 17 valid species for Aphilodontidae, from 3 international collections and 8 new species are being proposed for Brazil, based on observation of deposited specimens in Brazilian collections or obtained in field. The analysis was rooted by Eucratonix Meinert (Gonibregmatidae) already the external group was composed of 6 representatives of Geophilinae, one for Ribautinae and 3 for Dignatodontinae, all subfamilies Geophilidae. To finalize our project, we hope analyse part of the type material, develop our phylogenetic research and discuss our results with other experts. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CALVANESE, VICTOR C.; BRESCOVIT, ANTONIO D.; BONATO, LUCIO. Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily. Zootaxa, v. 4698, n. 1, p. 1-72, NOV 15 2019. (15/19675-3, 16/23977-8)