Novamundoniscus canopus Campos-Filho, Gallo & Gallao 2023, n. sp.

• Main Authors: Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Sfenthourakis, Spyros, Gallo, Jéssica Scaglione, Gallão, Jonas Eduardo, Torres, Dayana Ferreira, Chagas-Jr, Amazonas, Horta, Lília, Carpio-Díaz, Yesenia Margarita, López-Orozco, Carlos Mario, Borja-Arrieta, Ricardo, Araujo, Paula Beatriz, Taiti, Stefano, Bichuette, Maria Elina
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Isopoda; Dubioniscidae; Novamundoniscus; Novamundoniscus canopus; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10463554; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A41F25922B630AFC3BFBE2FB47E9CA

Novamundoniscus canopus Campos-Filho, Gallo & Gallão, n. sp. (Figs 13-15) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7042A02A-7E67-4AFC-ABEA-E7F8085C42CB TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. Brazil • ♂ (parts in micropreparations); Lapa do São Bernardo cave, Guarani de Goiás, state of Goiás; 13°48’44.9”S, 46°20’59.4”W; 631 m a.s.l.; 19.IV.2021; J. E. Gallão, J. S. Gallo, D. F. Torres & V. F. Sperandei leg.; LES 27996. Paratype . Brazil • 1 ♀ (in micropreparations); same data as holotype; LES 27997. ETYMOLOGY. — The new species is named after the star Canopus, Carina constellation, southern celestial hemisphere. In navigation systems, this star was used to indicate the position of the South Pole. In the Brazilian national flag, it represents the state of Goiás. DESCRIPTION Maximum body length: ♂ 6 mm, ♀ 4.5 mm. Color brown with typical muscle spot insertions; cephalon, antennae, pereonites 1-7 epimera, pleon, telson, and uropods strongly pigmented. Body outline as in Figure 13A. Pereonite 1 slightly directed frontwards, not surpassing cephalon, pereonites 3-7 gradually more arched and directed backwards. Dorsal surface densely covered with fan-shaped scale-setae (Fig.13B). One line of piliform noduli laterales per side, similar in length as scale-setae (Fig. 13B); d/c and b/c coordinates as in Figure 13C and D, respectively. Cephalon (Fig. 13E, F) with triangular lateral lobes, slightly directed outwards, suprantennal line bent down in middle; eyes composed of 13-14 ommatidia. Pleon slightly narrower than pereon, epimera developed, acute and directed backwards (Fig. 13A, G). Telson (Fig. 13G) with lateral sides concave, apex acute. Antennula (Fig. 13H) proximal and distal articles similar in length, distal article bearing about 14 aesthetascs in four rows plus apical pair. Antenna (Fig. 13I) reaching third pereonite when extended backward; flagellum with first and second articles subequal in length, second and third articles bearing lateral aesthetascs, apical organ bearing two long free sensilla. Mandibles (Fig. 13J) with molar ...