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Aethiopella littoralis Fernandes & Mendonca 2002

Description

Aethiopella littoralis Fernandes & Mendonça, 2002

Material examined: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, sand beach and litter of “restinga” areas; Silveira, T.C. coll. 19/ VI /2015: 1 ex; Costa do Sol State Park, sand beach and litter of “restinga” areas, Silveira, T.C. coll. 30/IV/2015: 1 ex.

Remarks: This species was described based on material collected from dunes and flooded areas of “Restinga” de Itaipuaçu. It was subsequently reported by Fernandes & Mendonça (2007) in “Restinga” de Maricá in areas of the intertidal zones. In the present study, it was only found in dune vegetation of both “restingas”, confirming its preference for littoral environments.

Notes

Published as part of Silveira, Tatiana Cristina Da & Mendonça, Maria Cleide De, 2020, Collembola Poduromorpha from two littoral areas of northern Rio de Janeiro Brazil, pp. 207-220 in Zootaxa 4885 (2) on page 212, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4885.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4296556

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
T
Event date
2015-04-30
Verbatim event date
2015-04-30
Scientific name authorship
Fernandes & Mendonca
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Collembola
Family
Neanuridae
Genus
Aethiopella
Species
littoralis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Aethiopella littoralis Fernandes, 2002 sec. Silveira & Mendonça, 2020

References

  • Fernandes, L. H. & Mendonca, M. C. (2002) Duas novas especies de Pseudachorutinae (Collembola, Neanuridae) do Brasil. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Serie Zoologia, 496, 1 - 8.
  • Fernandes, L. H. & Mendonca, M. C. (2007) Collembola Poduromorpha de areas preservadas e impactadas do litoral sudeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 24 (3), 777 - 785. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 0101 - 81752007000300029