New species and new records of millipedes of the genus Rhinocricus Karsch, 1881 (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae) from southern Brazil

Author(s)

Rodrigues, Patricia E. S. ^[1] ; Ott, Ricardo ^[1] ; Rodrigues, Everton N. L. ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Fundacao Zoobot Rio Grande Sul, Museu Ciencias Nat, BR-90690000 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[2] Inst Butantan, Lab Artropodes, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; n. 3172, p. 55-64, JAN 25 2012.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

Until now no species of Rhinocricus have been described or registered for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In this work we describe and illustrate five new species of Rhinocricus from Rio Grande do Sul: R. itauba sp. nov., R. gauchus sp. nov., R. guaritas sp. nov., and R. serranus sp. nov., described from specimens of both sexes, and R. vacariensis sp. nov. based on a single male. The species R. divaricatus, R. padbergi and R. serratus are registered for the first time for this state. A key to Rio Grande do Sul species is presented. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/02036-7 - Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the Dubiaraneinae genera (Arachnida, Araneae, Linyphiidae)
• Grantee: Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate