A new species of Lobellina and first record of Vietnura from China (Collembola: Neanuridae: Neanurinae)

A new species of Lobellina Yosii, 1956 and a key to all species of the genus is provided. It is distinguished from all known members of the genus by its unique set of morphological characters: mandible with six teeth, cephalic chaeta O present, and free from tubercle Fr, cephalic t...

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Main Authors: Ji-Gang Jiang, Cheng-Wang Huang, Yun-Xia Luan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/24941/
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Summary:A new species of Lobellina Yosii, 1956 and a key to all species of the genus is provided. It is distinguished from all known members of the genus by its unique set of morphological characters: mandible with six teeth, cephalic chaeta O present, and free from tubercle Fr, cephalic tubercle Oc with three chaetae, cephalic tubercle Di separate, and tubercle Dl with four (sometimes three) chaetae, Ant. I with eight chaetae, and claw with an inner tooth. Vietnura caerulea Deharveng & Bedos, 2000 is recorded from China for the first time. New localities of Rambutanura hunanensis Jiang & Dong, 2018 and Vitronura paraacuta Wang, Wang & Jiang, 2016 from southwest China are also provided.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970