Habitat and distribution
Pararrhopalites ritaleeae sp. n. is the most abundant
species presented here, but its distribution is restricted to a group of
seven caves in the same iron rock formation in the type locality. It is
known only from caves, but surface samplings are needed to survey the
epigeic fauna.
Remarks
This species is also part of the ubiquum-group and resembles the other
species of the group by the shape of the subanal appendages and general
body chaetotaxy. The absence of eyes is observed in P. ubiquum ,
and the apical filament of the unguiculus III exceeding the tip of the
unguis is similar to P. sideroicus . The features that
differentiate P. ritaleeae sp. n. are the mucro inner
lamella smooth, Ant IV with nine subsegments, unguiculus III apical
filament exceeding unguis tip, Abd. IV lateral chaetae lacking.
D. Dias Silva contributed with insights on the chaetal fields definition
and body chaetotaxy of P. fallaciosus sp. n.