Back from the dead: a thanatosis report in Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836) (Diplopoda: Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae)

Rodrigo S. Bouzan; Edvandro A. Ribeiro; Mariana S. Zanon; Antonio D. Brescovit; Luiz F.  M. Iniesta

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec05036

Entomological Communications (Nov 2023)

Back from the dead: a thanatosis report in Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836) (Diplopoda: Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae)

Rodrigo S. Bouzan,
Edvandro A. Ribeiro,
Mariana S. Zanon,
Antonio D. Brescovit,
Luiz F. M. Iniesta

Affiliations

Rodrigo S. Bouzan: ORCiD; Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Edvandro A. Ribeiro: ORCiD; 3Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil/Projeto Biodiversidade de Magé, Magé, RJ, Brazil
Mariana S. Zanon: ORCiD; Projeto Biodiversidade de Magé, Magé, RJ, Brazil
Antonio D. Brescovit: ORCiD; Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Luiz F. M. Iniesta: ORCiD; Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05036
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5

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The intriguing thanatosis was observed for the second time for a member of the family Chelodesmidae. This behavior was recorded for the species Pseudoleptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836), in the municipality of Magé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Published in Entomological Communications

ISSN: 2675-1305 (Online)
Publisher: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://www.entomologicalcommunications.org

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