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Map of Brazil showing the distribution of centipedes in different lithologies and geomorphological groups.


Map of Brazil showing the distribution of centipedes per regions. A Secondary map of Pará state: Altamira region B Secondary map of Pará state: Parauapebas and Canaã dos Carajás region C Secondary map of Goiás and Bahia states D Secondary map of Minas Gerais state E Secondary map of São Paulo state.


Centipedes from Brazilian caves in loco. A Sphendononema guildingii from limestone caves of Serra do Ramalho, Bahia state (A. Gambarini) B Sphendononema sp. from sandstone caves of Igatu, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state (E.C. Igual) C Scolopocryptops miersii from limestone caves of Serra do Ramalho, Bahia state (A. Gambarini) D Otostigmus tibialis from granitic caves of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state (M.E. Bichuette) E Scolopocryptops troglocaudatus from Igatu, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state (E.C. Igual) F Ribautia sp. from a limestone cave of Peruaçu, Minas Gerais state (P.P. Rizzato).


Outcrops and caves from Brazil with centipede records. A Limestone outcrops with pastures from Peruaçu region, Minas Gerais state. Cerrado (savannah-like vegetation) interspersed with Caatinga (xerophitic vegetation) (M.E. Bichuette) B Limestone outcrops with pastures from Serra do Ramalho, Bahia state. Caatinga (xerophitic vegetation) (M.E. Bichuette) C Atlantic Rainforest and limestone outcrops from Alto Ribeira, São Paulo state (M.E. Bichuette) D Alto Ribeira cave entrance, São Paulo state (M.E. Bichuette) E Quartizite outcrops with “Campo rupestre” vegetation from Diamantina, Minas Gerais state (M.E. Bichuette) F Sandstone cave from Igatu, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state (E.C. Igual) G Sandstone outcrop from Igatu, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state (J.E. Gallão) H Granite outcrop and Atlantic Rainforest from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state (J.E. Gallão) I Iron ore outcrop with Cerrado from Caeté, Minas Gerais state (M.E. Bichuette) J Iron ore cave from Caeté, Minas Gerais state (M.E. Bichuette) K, L Iron ore caves and Canga vegetation from Canaã dos Carajás, Pará state (A. Coelho).


Total records per region and respectively richer caves. Lithologies: IRON, Iron ore; LIM, Limestone; SAN, Sandstone; Sh, Shale; GRA, Granitic; QUA, Quartzitic. States: PA, Pará; SP, São Paulo; MG, Minas Gerais; SE, Sergipe; BA, Bahia; CE, Ceará; SC, Santa Catarina; MT, Mato Grosso; MS, Mato Grosso do Sul; RN, Rio Grande do Norte.