Check List 10(1): 237-238, doi: 10.15560/10.1.237
Distribution extension of solifugids (Arachnida: Solifugae) to Atlantic Forest of Brazil
expand article infoTercio da Silva Melo‡, João Vitor Lino Mota§, Marcelo Cesar Lima Peres§, Hugo Estevam de Almeida Coelho|, Henrique Colombini Browne Ribeiro§
‡ Universidade Católica do Salvador; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil§ Universidade Católica do Salvador, Brazil| Lacerta Consultoria, Projetos & Assessoria Ambiental LTDA, Brazil

Corresponding author: Tercio Melo ( terciosilvamelo@hotmail.com )

© 2017 Tercio Melo, João Mota, Marcelo Peres, Hugo Coelho, Henrique Ribeiro.
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Citation: Melo T, Coelho H, Mota J, Peres M, Ribeiro H (2014) Distribution extension of solifugids (Arachnida: Solifugae) to Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Check List 10(1): 237-238. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.1.237
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Abstract
Solifugids have previously been recorded in three Brazilian biomes. The present work extends the records for this order to the Atlantic Forest biome, specifically in restinga (sandy coastal plains) ecosystems. The specimen was identified as Mummucia aff. mauryi Xavier & Rocha, 2001.
Keywords
Arachnida; Solifugae; Atlantic Forest; restinga; Mummucia aff. mauryi