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SPECIES Kunsia fronto

Author:Winge, 1887.
Citation:E Museo Lundii, 1(3): 44.
Common Name:Fossorial Kunsia
Type Locality:Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Rio das Velhas, Pleistocene cave deposits ("Lapa da Escrivania no. 5") near Lagoa Santa.
Distribution:Isolated localities in NE Argentina, and EC Brazil; range poorly documented.
Status:IUCN – Vulnerable.
Comments:Taxonomy and distribution reviewed by Avila-Pires (1972).
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Synonyms:

    chacoensis (Gyldenstolpe, 1932)
    planaltensis Avila-Pires, 1972

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