Paralobella palustris sp. nov. (Collembola: Neanuridae: Neanurinae) from China, with remarks and key to species of the genus
Author
Jiang, Jigang
Author
Luan, Yunxia
Author
Yin, Wenying
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Zootaxa
2012
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.282472
a92b2758-6b1d-4db6-9685-580490a166c4
1175-5326
282472
Paralobella
Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984
Diagnosis.
3+3 eyes, body without blue pigment, tubercles An on head separated from each other, labral chaetotaxy as /2, 2; mandible tridentate to multi-dentate, maxilla styliform or toothed, tubercle Oc with 1–3 chaetae, tubercle Fr present, each tubercle
De
and Dl on Th. II–III with a sensory chaeta, each tubercle L of Abd. I–IV with a sensory chaeta, tubercle
De
and tubercle Dl on Abd. V separated or fused.
Remarks.
Paralobella
differs from other genera of
Lobellini
by having a sensory chaeta on each tubercle L of Abd. I–IV. According to the above definition of
Paralobella
, seven species have to be transferred to genus
Paralobella
:
Lobella apsala
Yosii, 1976
,
Lobella erawan
Yosii, 1976
,
Lobella kinabaluensis
Yoshii, 1981
,
Lobella paraperfusa
Gapud, 1968
,
Lobella penangensis
Yosii, 1976
,
Lobella sabahna
Yoshii, 1981
and
Lobella selangorica
Yosii, 1976
.
The genus
Paralobella
includes now 11 species, all from Asia, according to the checklist given below.