A new species and first record of the genus Triacanthella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Poduromorpha, Hypogastruridae) for Africa

The first species of the genus Triacanthella to be recorded from Africa is described. Triacanthella madiba sp. n. belongs to the Southern Hemisphere group of the genus. It is morphologically closely related to T. vogeli Weiner & Najt, 1997 from Chile, and appears to be a gondwanian relict. T...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charlene Janion, Cyrille D`Haese, Louis Deharveng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2384