Two new species of Entomobrya Rondani (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from northeastern Brazil and comments on the genus Author Santos, Nathália Michelly Da Cunha Author Santos-Costa, Renata Clicia Dos Author Siqueira, Orquianne Judy Rafael Author Godeiro, Nerivânia Nunes Author Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante text Zootaxa 2020 2020-02-04 4731 1 43 62 journal article 24187 10.11646/zootaxa.4731.1.3 bfec807a-63bf-4b93-9474-c42a676122c0 1175-5326 3635606 17BC9241-EDD2-476D-AE5E-1C18E8C50EF7 Genus Entomobrya Rondani, 1861 Diagnosis of the genus. Body colour pattern variable, from reduced (specimens mostly yellowish) to entirely pigmented; most species with clear longitudinal and/or transversal stripes or spots of pigment on dorsal body; eyes black. Body and appendages lacking scales, secondarily covered by several ciliate small to medium-sized chaetae; dorsal chaetotaxy mostly polymacrochaetotic, with some species showing a decreased number of secondary or even primary mac. Antennae without sub-segmentation, Ant. I mostly shorter than head length, Ant. IV usually the longest segment; Ant. IV with apical bulb. Eyes 8+8. Trunk S-chaetotaxy mostly as 2,2|1,2,2,+,3 on Th. II to Abd. V; Abd. IV with 2+2 bothriotricha. Abd. IV about 2.5 times or more the length of Abd. III in the midline. Trochanteral organ well developed, with several spine-like smooth chaetae. Dens typically crenulate, lacking spines. Mucro bidentate, sometimes with one reduced tooth; mucronal spine present and smooth (adapted from Jordana 2012 ; Zhang & Deharveng, 2015 ). Type species: Degeeria muscorum Nicolet, 1842 sensu Jordana, 2012