New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species

A new collembolan species is described, Spinonychiurus sinensis sp. n., which has seven chaetae in the distal row of the tibiotarsi. It is placed in the genus Spinonychiurus due to two important characters: the two subsegments on Abd. III sternum and the absence of d0 on the head. This is the first...

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Main Authors: Xin Sun, Yu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4031
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description A new collembolan species is described, Spinonychiurus sinensis sp. n., which has seven chaetae in the distal row of the tibiotarsi. It is placed in the genus Spinonychiurus due to two important characters: the two subsegments on Abd. III sternum and the absence of d0 on the head. This is the first report of the genus Spinonychiurus in China. The diagnosis of Spinonychiurus is broadened and the key to the world species is provided.
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spelling doaj.art-1b5b1c0ae086472ba4c77e41f8440b0f2022-12-22T03:13:09ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702014-09-014390192610.3897/zookeys.439.77894031New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new speciesXin SunYu LiA new collembolan species is described, Spinonychiurus sinensis sp. n., which has seven chaetae in the distal row of the tibiotarsi. It is placed in the genus Spinonychiurus due to two important characters: the two subsegments on Abd. III sternum and the absence of d0 on the head. This is the first report of the genus Spinonychiurus in China. The diagnosis of Spinonychiurus is broadened and the key to the world species is provided.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4031
spellingShingle Xin Sun
Yu Li
New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
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title New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
title_full New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
title_fullStr New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
title_full_unstemmed New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
title_short New Chinese record of the genus Spinonychiurus (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with the description of a new species
title_sort new chinese record of the genus spinonychiurus collembola onychiuridae with the description of a new species
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