Redescription of two European species of Acerentomidae (Protura) belonging to the Italian fauna

Loris Galli; Matteo Capurro; Fabio Costa; Gabriele Di Stadio; Antonio Sarà; Matteo Zinni

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4154.3.5

Redescription of two European species of Acerentomidae (Protura) belonging to the Italian fauna

Zootaxa. 2016 Aug 22;4154(3):303-15. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4154.3.5.

Authors

Loris Galli¹, Matteo Capurro², Fabio Costa³, Gabriele Di Stadio³, Antonio Sarà³, Matteo Zinni³

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e della Vita - University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; Email: loris.galli@dipteris.unige.it.
² Centro Studi BioNaturalistici, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; Email: unknown.
³ Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e della Vita - University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genoa, Italy; Email: unknown.

PMID: 27615841
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4154.3.5

Abstract

Acerentulus apuliacus Rusek & Stumpp, 1988 is redescribed based on new specimens collected in Apulia and Basilicata (S-Italy) and deposited in the collection of Geneva Natural History Museum. Podolinella ruseki (Nosek, 1967) new combination is redescribed, based on the holotype from Austria and additional specimens collected in Liguria, NW Italy. The new material is deposited in the collection of the Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e della Vita, University of Genoa.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Arthropods / anatomy & histology
Arthropods / classification*
Arthropods / growth & development
Austria
Body Size
Female
Italy
Male
Museums
Organ Size