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Redescription of rhyscotus albidemaculatus buddelund, 1908 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)

Leila Aparecida Souza Kury

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A second specimen of Rhyscotus albidemaculatus Budde-Lund, 1908, hitherto known from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, is reported from a cave in Bahia state. A detailed redescription, including illustrations of several morphological structures is provided. This is the first record of the family Rhyscotidae in a cave environment.

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A second specimen of Rhyscotus albidemaculatus Budde-Lund, 1908, hitherto known from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, is reported from a cave in Bahia state. A detailed redescription, including illustrations of several morphological structures is provided. This is the first record of the family Rhyscotidae in a cave environment.

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A second specimen of Rhyscotus albidemaculatus Budde-Lund, 1908, hitherto known from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, is reported from a cave in Bahia state. A detailed redescription, including illustrations of several morphological structures is provided. This is the first record of the family Rhyscotidae in a cave environment.

Key concepts: Isopoda, Crustacean, Zoology, Biology, Ecology

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