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. 2018 Mar 26;(746):1–23. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.746.15140

Table 1.

Obligatory subterranean fauna described in Brazil (149 species) and IUCN Red List threatened species categories. VU – vulnerable; EN – endangered; CR – critically endangered; LC – least concern; DD – data deficient. SNR – still not rated, see text for explanations. States: BA – Bahia, GO – Goiás, MG – Minas Gerais, MS – Mato Grosso do Sul, MT – Mato Grosso, PA – Pará, PR – Paraná, RO – Rondônia, RN – Rio Grande do Norte, SP – São Paulo.

Higher taxon Species Lithology / Geomorphological Unit / Karstic area or Region (State) Category 2004 Category 2014
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Tricladida
Dimarcusidae Hausera hauseri Leal-Zanchet & Souza, 2014 Limestone / Apodi group / Felipe Guerra region (RN) SNR
Dugesiidae Girardia multidiverticulata Souza, Morais, Cordeiro & Leal-Zancheti, 2015 Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) SNR
Girardia desiderensis Souza & Leal-Zancheti, 2016 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Desidério region (BA) SNR
Phylum Porifera
Class Demospongiae
Order Haplosclerida
Spongillidae Racekiela cavernicola Volkmer-Ribeiro, Bichuette & Machado, 2010 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Morro do Chapéu region (BA) CR
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Amphipoda
Hyalellidae Hyalella caeca Pereira, 1989 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU SNR
Hyalella spelaea Bueno & Cardoso, 2011 Sandstone / Itirapina region (SP) SNR
Hyalella veredae Cardoso & Bueno, 2014 Limestone / Bambuí group / Vazante formation / Presidente Olegário region (MG) SNR
Hyalella formosa Cardoso &Araujo, 2014 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (PR) SNR
Hyalella epikarstica Rodrigues, Bueno & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) SNR
Artesiidae Megagidiella azul Koenemann & Holsinger, 1999 Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) “Not reported” SNR
Spelaeogammarus bahiensis Brum, 1975 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Curaça region (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Spelaeogammarus santanensis Koenemann & Holsinger, 2000 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Spelaeogammarus spinilacertus Koenemann & Holsinger, 2000 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Iraquara region (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Spelaeogammarus trajanoae Koenemann & Holsinger, 2000 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Spelaeogammarus titan Senna, Andrade, Castelo-Branco & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) SNR
Spelaeogammarus sanctus Bastos-Pereira & Ferreira, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) SNR
Spelaeogammarus uai Bastos-Pereira & Ferreira, 2017 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG)
Mesogammaridae Potiberaba porakuara Fiser, Zagmajter & Ferreira, 2013 Limestone / Apodi group / Felipe Guerra region (RN) SNR
Seborgiidae Seborgia potiguar Fiser, Zagmajter & Ferreira, 2013 Limestone / Apodi group / Governador Dix-Sept Rosado region (RN) SNR
Order Decapoda
Aeglidae Aegla cavernicola Turkay, 1972 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Aeglidae Aegla leptochela Bond-Buckup & Buckup ,1994 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Aegla microphthalma Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Order Isopoda
Calabozoidae Pongycarcinia xiphidiourus Messana, Baratti & Benvenuti, 2002 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Brasileirinidae Brasileirinho cavaticus Prevorcnik, Ferreira & Sket, 2011 Limestone / Canudos supergroup / Paripiranga region (BA) SNR
Philosciidae Benthana iporangensis Lima & Serejo, 1993 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) “Not reported” SNR
Leonardossia hassalli Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 Sandstone / Altamira-Itaituba group / Altamira region (PA) SNR
Pudeoniscidae Iansaoniscus iraquara Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2017 Limestone / Una-Irecê group /
Iraquara region (BA)
Iansaoniscus georginae Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2017 Limestone / Canudos supergroup
/ Paripiranga region (BA)
Scleropactidae Amazoniscus eleonorae Souza, Ferreira & Araujo, 2006 Sandstone / Altamira-Itaituba group / Altamira region (PA) SNR
Amazoniscus leistikowi Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 Sandstone / Altamira-Itaituba group / Altamira region (PA) SNR
Circoniscus buckupi Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2011 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Parauapebas region (PA) SNR
Circoniscus carajasensis Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2011 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Canãa dos Carajás region (PA) SNR
Styloniscidae Spelunconiscus castroi Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 Limestone / Bambuí group / Matozinhos region (MG) SNR
Xangoniscus aganju Campos-Filho, Araujo & Taiti, 2014 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) SNR
Xangoniscus odara Campos-Filho & Taiti, 2016 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG) SNR
Iuiuniscus iuiuensis Souza, Ferreira & Senna, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) SNR
Xangoniscus itacarambiensis Bastos-Pereira, Souza & Ferreira, 2017 Limestone / Bambuí group /
Itacarambi region (MG)
Order Spelaeogriphacea
Spelaeogriphidae Potiicoara brasiliensis Pires, 1987 Limestone / Corumbá and Araras groups / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) and Rosário Oeste region (MT) “Not reported” SNR
Class Chelicerata
Order Amblypygi
Charinidae Charinus troglobius Baptista & Giupponi, 2002 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) CR CR
Charinus eleonorae Baptista & Giupponi, 2003 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG) “Not reported” CR
Charinus caatingae Vasconcelos & Ferreira, 2016 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Várzea Nova region (BA)
Charinus taboa Vasconcelos, Giupponi & Ferreira, 2016 Limestone / Bambuí group / Sete Lagoas region (MG) SNR
Charinus ferreus Giupponi & Miranda, 2016 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Serra de Carajás (PA) SNR
Charinus spelaeus Vasconcelos & Ferreira, 2017 Limeston / Bambuí group /
Presidente Juscelino region (MG)
Order Araneae
Theraphosidae Tmesiphantes hypogeous Bertani, Bichuette & Pedroso, 2013 Sandstone / Chapada Diamantina region (BA) CR
Dipluridae Harmonicon cerberus Pedroso & Baptista, 2014 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Parauapebas region (PA) CR
Ctenidae Isoctenus corymbus Polotow, Brescovit & Pellegatti-Franco, 2005 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) CR
Ochyroceratidae Speocera eleonorae Baptista, 2003 Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) “Not reported” EN
Ochyroceratidae Ochyrocera ibitipoca Baptista, Gonzalez & Tourinho, 2008 Quartzitic / Serra da Mantiqueira / Lima Duarte (MG) EN
Pholcidae Metagonia diamantina Machado, Ferreira & Brescovit, 2011 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Itaetê region (BA) CR
Metagonia potiguar Ferreira, Souza, Machado & Brescovit, 2011 Limestone / Apodi group / Felipe Guerra region (RN) CR
Prodidomidae Lygromma ybyguara Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / Cordisburgo region (MG) CR
Symphytognathidae Anapistula guyri Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) VU LC
Order Opiliones
Gerdesiidae Gonycranaus pluto Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Morro do Pilar region (MG)
Gonyleptidae Pachylospeleus strinatii Šilhavý, 1974 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU EN
Iandumoema uai Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG) CR CR
Iandumoema smeagol Pinto-da-Rocha, Fonseca-Ferreira & Bichuette, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Monjolos region (MG)
Iandumoema setimapocu Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2008 Limestone / Bambuí group / Coração de Jesus region (MG) EN
Giupponia chagasi Pérez & Kury, 2002 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) CR CR
Discocyrtus pedrosoi Kury, 2008 Sandstone / Chapada Diamantina region (BA) LC
Eusarcus elinae Kury, 2008 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Iraquara region (BA) EN
Spinopilar moria Kury & Pérez-González, 2008 Limestone / Bambuí group / Cordisburgo region (MG) CR
Escadabiidae Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966 Limestone / Bambuí group / Cordisburgo region (MG) EN EN
Kimulidae Relictopiolus galadriel Pérez-González, Monte & Bichuette, 2017 Limestone / Bambuí group /
Itacarambi region (MG)
Order Palpigradi
Eukoeneniidae Eukoenenia maquinensis Souza & Ferreira, 2010 Limestone / Bambuí group / Cordisburgo region (MG) CR
Eukoenenia spelunca Souza & Ferreira, 2011 Marble / Vargem Alta region (ES) CR
Eukoenenia virgemdalapa Souza & Ferreira, 2012 Limestone / Bambuí group / Vazante formation / Vazante region (MG) EN
Eukoenenia sagarana Souza & Ferreira, 2012 Limestone / Bambuí group / Cordisburgo region (MG) CR
Eukoenenia jequitinhonha Souza & Ferreira, 2016 Granitic / Caraí region (MG)
Eukoenenia cavatica Souza & Ferreira, 2016 Limestone / Bambuí group / Arcos region
Order Pseudoscorpiones
Bochicidae Spelaeobochica allodentatus Mahnert, 2001 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Palmeiras region (BA) “Not reported” CR
Spelaeobochica muchmorei Andrade & Mahnert, 2003 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) “Not reported” EN
Spelaeobochica iuiu Ratton, Mahnert & Ferreira, 2012 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) CR
Chthoniidae Maxchernes iporangae Mahnert & Andrade, 1998 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) EN CR
Pseudochthonius strinatii Beier, 1969 Limestone / Açungui and Bambuí groups / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP-PR) and Sete Lagoas region (MG) VU DD
Pseudochthonius biseriatus Mahnert, 2001 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG) “Not reported” CR
Ideoroncidae Ideoroncus cavicola Mahnert 2001 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area / Iporanga (SP) and Rio Branco do Sul regions (PR) “Not reported” VU
Order Scorpiones
Buthidae Troglorhopalurus translucidus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 Sandstone / Chapada Diamantina region (BA) EN
Troglorhopalurus lacrau (Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997) Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Itaetê region (BA) “Not reported” EN
Class Chilopoda
Order Scolopendromorpha
Cryptopidae Cryptops (Trygonocryptops) iporangensis Ázara & Ferreira, 2013 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) EN
Cryptops (Cryptops) spelaeoraptor Ázara & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) VU
Scolopocryptops troglocaudatus Chagas-Jr. & Bichuette, 2015 Sandstone / Chapada Diamantina region (BA) SNR
Scolopocryptopidae Newportia (Newportia) spelaea Ázara & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA)
Newportia (Newportia) potiguar Ázara & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Apodi group / Apodi and Felipe Guerra regions (RN)
Class Diplopoda
Order Glomeridesmida
Glomeridesmidae Glomerides musspelaeus Iniesta & Wesewer, 2012 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Curionópolis region (PA) CR
Order Spirostreptida
Pseudonannolenidae Pseudonannolene spelaea Iniesta & Ferreira, 2013 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Parauapebas region (PA) CR
Pseudonannolene ambuatinga Iniesta & Ferreira, 2013 Limestone / Bambuí group / Pains region (MG) EN
Pseudonannolene lundi Iniesta & Ferreira, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Luislândia region (MG) SNR
Order Polydesmida
Chelodesmidae Leodesmus yporangae (Schubart, 1946) Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Cryptodesmidae Peridontodesmella alba Schubart, 1957 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area / Iporanga (SP) and Adrianópolis regions (PR) VU EN
Fuhmannodesmidae Phaneromerium cavernicolum Golovatch & Wytwer, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karstarea (BA) “Not reported”
Pyrgodesmidae Yporangiella stygius Schubart ,1946 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU VU
Class Entognatha
Order Diplura
Campodeidae Oncinocampa trajanoae Condé, 1997 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) “Not reported” SNR
Order Collembola
Arrhopalitidae Arrhopalites amorimi Palacios-Vargas & Zeppelini, 1995 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Arrhopalites gnaspinii Palacios-Vargas & Zeppelini, 1995 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Arrhopalites lawrencei Palacios-Vargas & Zeppelini, 1995 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Arrhopalites alambariensis Zeppelini, 2006 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) CR
Arrhopalites botuveraensis Zeppelini, 2006 Limestone / Brusque group / Botuverá region (SC) CR
Arrhopalites heteroculatus Zeppelini, 2006 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) CR
Arrhopalites paranaensis Zeppelini, 2006 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (PR) CR
Hypogastruridae Acherontides eleonorae Palacios-Vargas & Gnaspini-Neto, 1992 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area / Iporanga (SP) and Rio Branco do Sul regions (PR) “Not reported” EN
Paronellidae Troglobius brasiliensis Palacios-Vargas & Zeppelini, 1995 Sandstone / Altamira-Itaituba region / Medicilândia region (PA); Limestone / Açunguigroup / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) “Not reported” CR
Troglobius ferroicus Zeppelini, Silva & Palácios-Vargas, 2014 Iron ore / Quadrilátero Ferrífero formation / Itabirito region (MG) CR
Trogolaphys aaelleni Yossi, 1988 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU VU
Trogolaphysa hauseri Yossi, 1989 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU VU
Sminthuridae Pararrhopalites wallacei (Palacios-Vargas & Zeppelini, 1995) Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Pararrhopalites papaveroi (Zeppelini & Palacios-Vargas, 1999) Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) VU EN
Class Insecta
Order Zygentoma
Nicoletiidae Cubacubana spelaea Galán, 2001 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) “Not reported” SNR
Order Blattaria
Blattellidae Litoblatta camargoi Gutierrez, 2005 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Iraquara region (BA) SNR
Order Coleoptera
Carabidae Schizogenius ocellatus Whitehead, 1972 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU EN
Coarazuphium tessai (Godoy & Vanin, 1990) Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) VU CR
Coarazuphium bezerra Gnaspini, Vanin & Godoy, 1998 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) VU VU
Coarazuphium cessaima Gnaspini, Vanin & Godoy, 1998 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Itaetê region (BA) VU CR
Coarazuphium pains Alvares & Ferreira, 2002 Limestone / Bambuí group / Pains region (MG) VU EN
Coarazuphium formoso Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2011 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) VU
Coarazuphium tapiaguassu Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2011 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Curionópolis region (PA) CR
Coarazuphium caatinga Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2014 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Campo Formoso region (BA) EN
Coarazuphium ricardoi Bená & Vanin, 2014 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (PR) CR
Coarazuphium spinifemur Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2017 Iron ore / Carajás formation /
Curionópolis region (PA)
Coarazuphium amazonicus Pellegrini & Ferreira, 2017 Iron ore / Carajás formation /
Flona de Carajás (PA)
Dytiscidae Copelatus cessaima Caetano, Bená & Vanin, 2013 Iron ore / Carajás formation / Parauapebas region (PA) CR
Staphylinidae Metopiellus painensis Asenjo, Ferreira & Zampaulo, 2017 Limestone / Bambuí group / Pains region (MG)
Order Hemiptera
Cixiidae Ferricixius davidi Hoch & Ferreira, 2012 Iron ore / Quadrilátero Ferrífero formation / Itabirito region (MG) SNR
Kinnaridae Kinnapotiguara troglobia (Hoch & Ferreira, 2013) Limestone / Apodi group / Felipe Guerra and Governador Dix-Sept Rosado regions (RN) SNR
Iuiuia caeca Hoch & Ferreira, 2016 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) SNR
Order Orthoptera
Phalangopsidae Endecous apterus Bolfarini & Souza-Dias, 2013 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Ituaçu region (BA) SNR
Endecous peruassuensis Bolfarini, 2015 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG)
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Mesogastropoda
Hydrobiidae Potamolithus troglobius Simone & Moracchiolli, 1999 Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU CR
Order Caenogastropoda
Pomatiopsidae Spiripockia punctata Simone, 2012 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) EN
Phylum Chordata
Class Osteichtyes
Order Characiformes
Characidae Stygichthys typhlops Brittan & Böhlke, 1965 Limestone / Bambuí group / Jaíba region (MG) VU EN
Order Gymnotiformes
Sternopygidae Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques, 1996 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) VU VU
Order Siluriformes
Callychthyidae Aspidoras mephisto Tencatt & Bichuette, 2017 Limestone / Bambuí group / Posse region (GO) “Not reported” EN
Heptapteridae Pimelodella kronei (Ribeiro, 1907) Limestone / Açungui group / Alto do Ribeira karst area (SP) VU EN
Pimelodella spelaea Trajano, Reis & Bichuette, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) EN
Rhamdia enfurnada Bichuette & Trajano, 2005 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) LC
Rhamdiopsis krugi Bockmann & Castro, 2010 Limestone / Una-Irecê group / Itaetê region (BA) VU
Loricariidae Ancistrus cryptophthalmus Reis, 1987 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) “Not reported” EN
Ancistrus formoso Sabino & Trajano, 1997 Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) VU VU
Trichomycteridae Trichomycterus itacarambiensis Trajano & de Pinna, 1996 Limestone / Bambuí group / Itacarambi region (MG) VU CR
Trichomycterus dali Rizzato, Costa-Jr, Trajano & Bichuette, 2011 Limestone / Corumbá group / Serra da Bodoquena karst area (MS) VU
Trichomycterus rubbioli Bichuette & Rizzato, 2012 Limestone / Bambuí group / Serra do Ramalho karst area (BA) VU
Ituglanis mambai Bichuette & Trajano, 2008 Limestone / Bambuí group / Posse region (GO) EN
Ituglanis bambui Bichuette & Trajano, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) CR
Ituglanis passensis Fernandez & Bichuette, 2002 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) “Not reported” VU
Ituglanis epikarsticus Bichuette & Trajano, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) VU
Ituglanis ramiroi Bichuette & Trajano, 2004 Limestone / Bambuí group / São Domingos karst area (GO) VU
Ituglanis boticário Rizzato & Bichuette, 2014 Limestone / Bambuí group / Mambaí region (GO) SNR
Glaphyropoma spinosum Bichuette, de Pinna & Trajano, 2008 Sandstone / Chapada Diamantina region (BA) VU
Incertae sedis Phreatobius cisternarum Goeldi, 1905 Hyporheic / Ilha de Marajó (PA) “Not reported”
Phreatobius dracunculus Shibatta, Muriel-Cunha & de Pinna, 2007 Hyporheic / Rio Pardo basin (RO) “Not reported”