6.20. Neocarus spelaion Bernardi, 2018

Neocarus spelaion Bernardi & Borges-Filho 2018: 3-13, figs. 2-9 (original description)

Holotype: F (MZLQ). BRAZIL, Minas Gerais, Matozinhos, Cave 013, 19°31’57.21”S, 44°5’30.30”W Datum WGS84, SET.2016, manual collection, coll. Filho et al.

Paratypes: same data of holotype with exceptions; M (MZLQ); M (ISLA); F (ISLA); M (MZLQ), Cave 053, 19°31’47.92”S 44°5’33.51”W ; F (MZLQ), Cave 053, 19°31’47.92”S 44°5’33.51”W ; F (ISLA), Cave 093, 19°31’56.06”S 44°5’34.70”W ; F (UFMG-AC), Cave 010, 19°31’58.45”S 44°5’31.05”W .

Distribution: Minas Gerais (Brazil).

Etymology: Noun in apposition. The specific epithet “spelaion” is in honor of the Spelayon, a group of speleologists who contributed to the knowledge of Brazilian subterranean biology and geospeleology.