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.