title: Two new troglobitic Newportia (Newportia) from Brazil (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha).
abstract: Newportia (Newportia) spelaea n. sp. and Newportia (N.) potiguar n. sp. are here described from Bahia and Rio Grande do Norte State, respectively. These two species show highly troglomorphic traits, such as elongation of antennae, legs, ultimate legs, tergites, pronounced depigmentation and reduced sclerotization of the cuticle. Both species occur in caves located in a semi-arid biome (Caatinga) and can be considered troglobites.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Email: ludsonazara@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Ludson Neves
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: De Ázara
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia Geral, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Email: drops@dbi.ufla.br.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Lopes
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D059552:Caves; D013045:Species Specificity