A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region

A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region

A new species of Tyrannoseira Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011 (Entomobryidae) is described and illustrated. Specimens of T. diabolica sp. nov. were collected in Barreira do Inferno, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is the fourth described species in the genus. All males of Tyrannoseira have...

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Main Authors: Bruno Cavalcante Bellini, Nerivania Nunes Godeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-02-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Brazilian collembolan diversity
edaphic mesofauna
Entomobryomorpha
Seirinae
taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000100010
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spelling doaj-606a034641c54be4bd5de699e46634482020-11-24T23:19:00ZengPensoft PublishersZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46701984-46892012-02-01291818410.1590/S1984-46702012000100010A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal regionBruno Cavalcante BelliniNerivania Nunes GodeiroA new species of Tyrannoseira Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011 (Entomobryidae) is described and illustrated. Specimens of T. diabolica sp. nov. were collected in Barreira do Inferno, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is the fourth described species in the genus. All males of Tyrannoseira have the femora of the first pair of legs enlarged and slender tibiotarsi, both bearing several spine-like setae. Probably the closest species to T. diabolica sp. nov. is T. sex Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011. They share many similarities in their color pattern and dorsal chaetotaxy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000100010Brazilian collembolan diversityedaphic mesofaunaEntomobryomorphaSeirinaetaxonomy
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author Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Nerivania Nunes Godeiro
spellingShingle Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Nerivania Nunes Godeiro
A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
Zoologia (Curitiba)
Brazilian collembolan diversity
edaphic mesofauna
Entomobryomorpha
Seirinae
taxonomy
author_facet Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Nerivania Nunes Godeiro
author_sort Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
title A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
title_short A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
title_full A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
title_fullStr A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Tyrannoseira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from the Brazilian coastal region
title_sort new species of tyrannoseira (collembola: entomobryidae: seirini) from the brazilian coastal region
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Zoologia (Curitiba)
issn 1984-4670
1984-4689
publishDate 2012-02-01
description A new species of Tyrannoseira Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011 (Entomobryidae) is described and illustrated. Specimens of T. diabolica sp. nov. were collected in Barreira do Inferno, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is the fourth described species in the genus. All males of Tyrannoseira have the femora of the first pair of legs enlarged and slender tibiotarsi, both bearing several spine-like setae. Probably the closest species to T. diabolica sp. nov. is T. sex Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011. They share many similarities in their color pattern and dorsal chaetotaxy.
topic Brazilian collembolan diversity
edaphic mesofauna
Entomobryomorpha
Seirinae
taxonomy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702012000100010
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