A Highly Troglomorphic New Genus of Sminthuridae (Collembola, Symphypleona) from the Brazilian Semiarid Region

A Highly Troglomorphic New Genus of Sminthuridae (Collembola, Symphypleona) from the Brazilian Semiarid Region

Here, we describe the highly troglomorphic <i>Troglobentosminthurus</i> gen. nov. from Água Clara cave system, Caatinga domain, Bahia, Brazil. <i>Troglobentosminthurus luridus</i> gen. nov. sp. nov. has remarkably long antennae, legs and furca, and lacks body pigments, except...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza, Gleyce da Silva Medeiros, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Marconi Souza-Silva, Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Neotropical Region
new species
Sminthurinae
Sminthuroidea
<i>Temeritas</i>-group
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/7/650

Similar Items

Similar Items