Annotated checklist of the millipede family Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895 from São Paulo state, Brazil (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

Abstract

A checklist of the family Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895 (order Polydesmida) from state of São Paulo, Brazil has been performed based on literature and examined material from the collection of the Instituto Butantan, São Paulo (IBSP). A total of 15 genera (7 tribes and 5 genera considered incertae sedis) with 64 species are listed. Among these species, 30 presented a single one record in the state, 19 with more than one record and four recorded for the first time for the state of São Paulo, and 11 species occurring in other Brazilian states. The most distributed species is Brasilodesmus paulistus paulistus (Brölemann, 1902) with 52 records of occurrence. In addition, a complete bibliography list of the chelodesmidan fauna from the state is compiled, as well as distribution maps for all species are provided.

First records of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) associated to cultivation of Canola Brassica spp. (Brassicaceae) in Brazil

“…Overall, the record of these species is quite unexpected, since they have not been reported since their original descriptions. In fact, most records of millipedes species in Brazil are only from their descriptions, mainly from the beginning of the 20th century by European naturalists (Hoffman, 1980;Bouzan et al, 2018), which demonstrates our poor knowledge of the millipedes distribution in the country.…”

Where are they from and where are they going?: detecting areas of endemism, distribution patterns and conservation status of the order Spirostreptida in Brazil (Diplopoda, Juliformia)

“…Most of these endemic areas are contained within the Atlantic Forest biome (Fig. 10a-e), which has been previously shown to be an area of endemism for many invertebrate and vertebrate species ( Historically, the Atlantic coastal region has received considerable attention due to its very restricted millipede fauna (Brölemann 1909;Schubart 1945aSchubart , 1949Schubart , 1950, and more recently for the common occurrence of non-native species (Bouzan et al 2018;Iniesta et al , 2021Iniesta et al , 2022a. Most of the continental islands in the biome were connected to the continent by a land bridge during the recession of seawater at the time of the Last Glacial Maximum (~ 85,000-15,000 years ago), with many vertebrate and invertebrate populations remaining isolated from each other and the continent (Martin et al 1986;Fleming et al 1998).…”

“…Hoffman 1980;Bouzan et al 2018;Iniesta et al 2021). Since these early studies, however, few others have focused on the taxonomy of Brazilian Spirostreptida (seeKrabbe 1982).The endemic pattern of Spirostreptida in the Cerrado (areas CAF, ECS, and SAC) may be best explained by the physiognomically heterogeneous vegetation of the biome(Lorenzi 1992) (Fig.10f).…”

Análise ultraestrutural e novos registros da espécie endêmica da Mata Atlântica Atlantodesmus teresa (Hoffman) (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae)

“…Dentre todos os registros de distribuição feitos para a espécie, 67% de sua abundância total conhecida (10 indivíduos) foram registrados apenas da Reserva. A Mata Atlântica é um dos principais biomas em relação a diversidade de espécies da família Chelodesmidae na América do Sul (BRÖLEMANN 1902;SCHUBART, 1944SCHUBART, , 1945SCHUBART, , 1958BOUZAN et al, 2018), embora pouco ainda se sabe sobre a riqueza e distribuição do grupo no bioma frente às intensas pressões antrópicas. Atualmente, apenas cerca de 10% da área original da Mata Atlântica é conservada, sendo representada por pequenos fragmentos florestais e áreas em regeneração (COLOMBO e JOLY, 2010;JOLY et al, 2014;REZENDE et al, 2018).…”

“…Até o momento, pouco se sabe sobre a biologia das espécies de Atlantodesmus, retratando em parte a escassez de conhecimento que se tem do de Chelodesmidae no bioma (BOUZAN et al, 2018). Os indivíduos coletados de A. teresa foram observados em coletas noturnas, caminhando livremente próximo a serapilheira em local úmido.…”