Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA); Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada. Lavras; Minas Gerais; Brasil.
Zootaxa. 2023 Jul 27;5319(4):548-562. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.4.5.
A new cave-restricted species of Benthana and two cave-restricted species of Benthanoides are described from iron-ore caves located in the Serra dos Carajás complex, Pará state, in the Amazon biome. Benthana alba n. sp. occurs only in one cave in the south of Serra Norte, in the plateau N5 (cave N5SM2_0077); Benthanoides amazonicus n. sp. occurs in several caves in the north of Serra Norte, in the plateau N1; and Benthanoides tarzan n. sp. occurs in several caves in the Serra do Tarzan. This record represents an important distribution data for Benthana that typically occurs in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, indicating that such species may represent a relict lineage of this genus. Additionally, efforts must be directed towards the conservation of these species, all of which are associated with caves occurring in areas of intense mining activity.
描述了产自帕拉州卡拉雅斯山脉铁矿区的洞穴特有的新种 Benthanana alba 和两种洞穴特有的 Benthanoides。仅在 Serra Norte 南部的 N5 高原的一个洞穴 N5SM2_0077 中发现了 Benthanana alba n. sp.； Benthanoides amazonicus n. sp. 则出现在 Serra Norte 北部的多个洞穴中，同样位于 N1 高原；而 Benthanoides tarzan n. sp. 则出现在特兰扎山脉的多个洞穴中。这一发现为通常出现在巴西大西洋森林中的 Benthanana 提供了重要的分布数据，表明这些物种可能代表该属的遗留谱系。此外，必须努力保护这些物种，它们都与发生在采矿活动密集地区的洞穴有关。
