A peculiar new species of Scutisotoma Bagnall, 1949 (Collembola: Isotomidae) from Brazil

Authors

  • Maria Cleide de Mendonça Departament of Entomology, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Tatiana Christina da Silveira Departament of Entomology, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25674/so-91-1-01

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Neotropic, springtail, taxonomy

Abstract

Samples collected from the National Park of Caparaó, in Minas Gerais state, revealed the presence of a new species Scutisotoma misha n. sp., which is distinguished from other congeners species by having a peculiar set of characters: simple maxillary palp, the absence of the labial guard chaetae e7, Ant. III without bms, 5,4/3,3,3,3,5 tergal sensilla (including 1,1/1,1,1 microsensilla) and one spatulate tenent chaeta on each tibiotarsus. In the present work the genus Scutisotoma Bagnall, 1949 is recorded for the first time in Brazil.

 

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2019-04-01

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Mendonça, M. C. de, & Silveira, T. C. da. (2019). A peculiar new species of Scutisotoma Bagnall, 1949 (Collembola: Isotomidae) from Brazil. SOIL ORGANISMS, 91(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.25674/so-91-1-01

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