Simonachorutes, a new genus of Pseudachorutinae (Collembola, Neanuridae) from Europe

Dariusz Skarżyński; Javier I Arbea; Agata Piwnik

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.6

Simonachorutes, a new genus of Pseudachorutinae (Collembola, Neanuridae) from Europe

Zootaxa. 2016 Dec 5;4205(2):zootaxa.4205.2.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.6.

Authors

Dariusz Skarżyński¹, Javier I Arbea, Agata Piwnik

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Environmental Biology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland.. dariusz.skarzynski@uwr.edu.pl.

PMID: 27988588
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.6

Abstract

Simonachorutes gen. nov. a new genus of subfamily Pseudachorutinae is described from Europe. It has a unique suite of morphological characters (8 + 8 ocelli, very long buccal cone, mandibles absent, tibiotarsal chaetotaxy reduced, furcula present) and is similar to Pseudachorutes Tullberg, 1871, Paranurida Skarżyński & Pomorski, 1994 and Pongeia Najt & Weiner, 2002. S. romeroi comb. nov. and S. agrensis comb. nov. are redescribed and S. weinerae sp. nov. from Poland is described.

Keywords: Collembola, springtails, taxonomy, S. romeroi comb. nov., S. agrensis comb. nov., S. weinerae sp. nov., Spain, Poland.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Arthropods / anatomy & histology
Arthropods / classification*
Arthropods / growth & development
Body Size
Ecosystem
Europe
Female
Male
Organ Size