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

Seira Lubbock, 1869 is the most speciose genus of Collembola in Brazil. Herein, we describe and illustrate a new species of Seira, Seira ritae sp. nov., collected in João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil, in an urban seaside area. The new species shows many similarities with S. mendoncea Bellini &am...

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Main Authors: Bruno Cavalcante Bellini, Douglas Zeppelini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000300015