Collembola of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) with descriptions of five endemic cave-restricted species
Author
Bernard, Ernest C.
Author
Soto-Adames, Felipe N.
Author
Wynne, J. Judson
text
Zootaxa
2015
3949
2
239
267
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3949.2.6
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1175-5326
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Folsomia candida
(Willem, 1902)
A single female of this cosmopolitan species or species complex was collected
7 August
2011
in a bait trap within the presumed deep zone (refer to
Howarth 1982
), of
CHILE
, Rapa Nui, Maunga Hiva Hiva region, Cave Q15-076/ 0 78. This specimen possesses 10+10 dorsal manubrial setae, 16 ventral dental setae and 6 dorsal dental setae. These characters fit well within the limits of the taxon as defined by
Potapov & Yan (2012)
.