Iheringia: Série Zoologia (Sep 2018)

Four new species of Rhinocricus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae) from Brazil

  • Patrícia E. S. Rodrigues,
  • Everton N. L. Rodrigues,
  • Ricardo Ott

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4766e2018031
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 108, no. 0

Abstract

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ABSTRACT The genus Rhinocricus Karsch, 1881 currently includes more than 60 species described and registered from Brazil. In this paper, four new species from southern and southeastern Brazil are described and illustrated: Rhinocricus sooretama sp. nov., Rhinocricus bifurcatus sp. nov., Rhinocricus montenegrinus sp. nov., and Rhinocricus fortaleza sp. nov. All new species are based on both sexes.

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