Cardoso Giovanna Monticelli, Araujo Paula Beatriz, De Pádua Bueno Alessandra Angélica, Ferreira Rodrigo Lopes
Laboratório de Carcinologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Av. Bento Gonçalves, Nº 9500 prédio 43435, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Email:
Laboratório de Carcinologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Av. Bento Gonçalves, Nº 9500 prédio 43435, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2014 Jun 10(3814):353-68. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.3.3.
Two new species of Hyalella from Brazil are described. Hyalella veredae sp. n. shows the following characters: eyes reduced or absent in some specimens; antenna 1 and antenna 2 of similar size, and a curved seta on the inner ramus of male uropod 1. Hyalella formosa sp. n. is characterized by the absence of eyes, antenna 1 longer than antenna 2 and a curved seta on the inner ramus of male uropod 1. The species were found on caves located in two private properties, both under the impact of agricultural activities, which demonstrates a potential threat to these subterranean environments.
描述了来自巴西的两种新的溪蟹属物种。韦氏溪蟹新种具有以下特征:部分标本眼睛缩小或缺失;第一触角和第二触角大小相似,雄性第一尾足内肢有一根弯曲刚毛。美丽溪蟹新种的特征是无眼,第一触角比第二触角长,雄性第一尾足内肢有一根弯曲刚毛。这些物种发现于两处私人地产的洞穴中,两处均受到农业活动的影响,这表明对这些地下环境存在潜在威胁。