Published December 31, 2012 | Version v1
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Lepidocyrtus

Description

Key to species of Lepidocyrtus pallidus-serbicus group

1. Both cephalic macrochaetae T and S absent................................... L. arrabonicus Traser, 2000 (Hungary)

- Cephalic macrochaeta T present, S present or absent........................................................ 2

2. Cephalic macrochaeta S absent.......................................................................... 3

- Cephalic macrochaetae S present........................................................................ 4

3. Labial seta R well developed, ciliated, but shortened, R≈0.25–0.5 M2; claws with big, Pseudosinella -like paired basal teeth; unguiculus with 3 teeth at the outer margin.................................... L. weidneri Hüther, 1971 (Germany)

- Labial seta r vestigial, smooth; claws normal (not Pseudosinella -like); unguiculus smooth.......................................................................... L. pallidus Reuter, 1890 (Belgium, Britain, Finland, Latvia, Portugal)

4. Abd.II microchaeta a2p absent, m3e present (p and q1 using Gisin’s terminology)....................................................................................................... L. pseudosinelloides Gisin, 1967 (Spain)

- Abd.II microchaeta a2p present, m3e absent............................................................... 5

5. Dens small dental tubercle absent; labral papillae unarmed, smooth; abd.IV anterior accessorial setulae a and m of the same shape (fan-shaped); eyes G&H considerably smaller than eyes A–E............................................................................... L. serbicus Denis, 1933 (Greece: Crete, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia)

- Dens small dental tubercle present; labral papillae distinguishably separated, each one with a spine-like projection; abd.IV anterior accessorial setulae a and m clearly different in shape (m: feather-like while a: ciliated but not fan-shaped); eyes G and H near the same size as A–E........................................................... L. tomosvaryi sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Winkler, Daniel & Traser, György N., 2012, Explanation of the European Lepidocyrtus pallidus – serbicus group (Collembola, Entomobryidae), with description of new species from Hungary, pp. 35-47 in Zootaxa 3394 on page 45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.211003

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Entomobryidae
Genus
Lepidocyrtus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Collembola
Phylum
Arthropoda
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Huther, W. (1971) Collembolen von einem Hamburger Mullplatz. Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg, 72 (4), 157 - 165.
  • Gisin, H. (1967 a) Especes nouvelles et lignees evolutives de Pseudosinella endoges (Collembola). Memorias e Estudos do Museu Zoologico da Universidade de Coimbra, 301, 6 - 25.