Hesperentomon yangi sp. n. from Jiangsu Province, Eastern China, with analyses of DNA barcodes (Protura, Acerentomata, Hesperentomidae)
Author
Bai, Yi
Author
Bu, Yun
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.338.6099
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.338.6099
1313-2970-338-29
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n.
Figs 1-25, Table 2
Material examined.
Holotype, female (No. NJ-8), East China, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City, extracted from the soil samples under some big trees of Qixia Mountain,
32°09.45'N
,
118°57.60'E
, elev. 200 m, 29-XI-2012. coll. Y. M. Yang. Paratype, 6 females (Nos. NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-7, NJ-12, NJ-13), 6 males (Nos. NJ-1, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11), same data as holotype. Other materials, 1 maturus junior (No. NJ-14) and 1 larva II (No. NJ-15). Specimens NJ-13, NJ-14 and NJ-15 are voucher specimens with DNA barcodes sequenced. Type specimens are deposited in Shanghai Entomological Museum (SEM), Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Description.
Adult body length 1300-1400
µm
(n=13), yellow-brown, and foretarsus with deeper color (Fig. 1).
Head. Oblong, length 125-130
µm
, width 85-95
µm
. Dorsal setae long, other setae short. Setae d6 and sd6 present, sd4 absent. Seta d6 14-15
µm
, d7 6-7
µm
in length. Paired pores cp, ip and op present, pore fp absent (Fig. 12). Pseudoculus pear-shaped, with short posterior extension, length 12-15
µm
, width 8-9
µm
. PR=9-11 (Figs 2, 13). Canal of maxillary gland with sausage-like calyx, posterior dilation about equal to length of calyx. CF=7-9 (Fig. 14). Labial palpus well developed, without basal sensillum (Fig. 15). Maxillary palpus with two tapering sensilla, dorsal one (8-9
µm
) distinctly longer than lateral one (5-6
µm
) (Fig. 16).
Figures 1-11.
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. Holotype. 1 Habitus 2 pseudoculus 3 pronotum 4 mesonotum (sl=sublateral pore) 5 metanotum 6 sternite II 7 sternite IV 8 prosternum 9 mesosternum 10 metasternum 11 sternite VII. Arrows show pores. Scale bar: 100
μm
in Fig. 1, others, 20
μm
.
Figures 12-22.
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. Holotype. 12 Head, dorsal view (cp=clypeal pores, ip=interpseudocular pores, op =occipital pores) 13 pseudoculus 14 canal of maxillary gland 15 labial palpus 16 maxillary palpus, 17 foretarsus, exterior view 18 foretarsus, interior view 19 tergite VII, left side (al=anterolateral pore, psm=posterosubmedial pore, psl=posterosublateral pore) 20 sternite VII and lateral part of tergite VII 21 Comb 22 female squama genitalis. Arrows show pores. Scale bar: 20
μm
.
Foretarsus. Length 73-83
µm
, claw length 18-23
µm
, without inner flap, TR=3.5-4.4; empodium length 3-4
µm
, EU=0.14-0.18. Dorsal sensilla t-1 and t-2 slender and long (14-15
µm
), BS=1.1; t-3 slengder, not reaching base of claw. Exterior sensilla all sward-like and in different length, a surpassing base of c, b and c subequal in length, d close to t2, e broad, f short, g long. Interior sensilla also sward-like in different length,
a'
short,
b'
-1 longer than
b'
-2,
c'
-2 longer than
c'
-1. Relative length of sensilla:
b'
-2 <
c'
-1 <f<
a'
<t3<
b'
-1<(b=c=e) <d<(g=
c'
-2) <a <t2 <t1 (Figs 17, 18). Length of middle tarsus 35-37
µm
, claw length 18-20
µm
. Length of hind tarsus 38-40
µm
, claw length 20-23
µm
.
Thorax. Thoracic chaetotaxy given in Table 2. Setae
1
and 2 on pronotum subequal in length; mesonotum with eight pairs of posterior setae, P5a and P5
a'
minute; metanotum with seven pairs of posterior setae, P5a minute; setae P1 and P2 on mesonotum 13-15
µm
and 17-20
µm
respectively. (Figs 3-5). Prosternum without anterior seta A2, mesosternum and metasternum with 6 and 8 anterior setae respectively (Figs 8-10). All setae on thoracic sternites setiform. Pronotum and prosternum without pores. Mesonotum and metanotum with pores sl (Figs 4, 5). Mesosternum and metasternum each with single median pore, situated anterior to level of setae M (Figs 9, 10).
Table 2. Adult chaetotaxy of
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n.
Segment |
Dorsal |
Ventral |
Formula |
Setae |
Formula |
Setae |
Abdomen. Abdominal chaetotaxy given in Table 2. Tergite I with two pairs of anterior setae (A1, A2) and five pairs of posterior setae. Tergites
II-VI
with four pairs of anterior setae (A1, A2, A4, A5) and six pairs of posterior setae, P1a, P2a and P3a absent. Tergite VII with 8 posterior setae, P2a absent. Posterior central seta Pc absent on sternites
IV-VI
(8 posterior setae) (Fig. 7), present on sternite VII (Figs 11, 20). Bases of setae on segments
X-XII
without surrounding ciliation. Tergites
IX-XI
, and sternite X with broad, coarsely serrated posterior lamella (Figs 23, 25).
Figures 23-25.
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. 23 Tergites
VIII-XII
, left side (pm= posteromedial pore) 24 male squama genitalis 25 sternites
VIII-XII
(pl=posterolateral pore) 23 and 25 holotype 24 paratype NJ-10. Arrows show pores. Scale bar: 20
μm
.
Tergites
I-VI
with pores psm and al, VII with pores psm, psl and al (Fig. 19), VIII with pores psm and pl, IX, X and XII each with single posteromedial pore (pm), XI without pores (Figs 23, 25). Sternites
I-VI
each with one medial pore (Fig. 6), VII with one medial pore and one pair of lateral pores (Figs 11, 20),
VIII-X
each with single medial pore, XI without pores, XII with 3+3 pores.
Abdominal appendages typical of the genus, each with two segments and four setae. Striate band on abdominal segment VIII reduced and only single serrate line present (Fig. 23). Comb on abdomen VIII rectangular, with 7-8 teeth (Fig. 21).
Female squama genitalis robust. Each acrostylus with one slender flap on its outer side (Fig. 22). Male squama genitalis with 2+2 setae on dorsal side and 2+2 setae on ventral side (Fig. 24).
Etymology.
The species is named after Mr. Yi-Ming Yang who collected the specimens and in remembrance of his great contribution to the collection of Protura in China.
Chaetal
variability.
Chaetal variations were observed in 5 specimens: on pronotum, with 5 seate, presence of 1 additional seta on left side (No. NJ-2); on prosternum, asymmetrical absence of A1 of right side (No. NJ-3); on sternite I, presence of Pc (Nos. NJ-4, NJ-6, NJ-12); on sternite IV and V, presence of Pc (No. NJ-12).
Distribution.
Jiangsu (Nanjing), China.
Diagnosis.
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. is characterized by 12 posterior setae on tergites
II-VI
, 8 posterior setae on sternites
IV-VI
(seta Pc absent), absence of seta sd4 on head, absence of seta P2a on tergite VII, 6 and 8 anterior setae on mesosternum and metasternum respectively, and few teeth on comb.
Remarks.
Hesperentomon
yangi
sp. n. is similar to
Hesperentomon xiningense
Bu & Yin, 2007 and
Hesperentomon nanshanensis
Bu & Yin, 2007 in having 8 posterior setae on sternites
IV-VI
(seta Pc absent), 12 posterior setae on tergite
IV-VI
, and the absence of seta P2a on tergite VII. It can be distinguished from those two species by the chaetotaxy of mesosternum and metasternum (6 and 8 anterior setae in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. respectively vs. 4 and 6 anterior setae in
Hesperentomon xiningense
and
Hesperentomon nanshanensis
), chaetotaxy of head (setae sd4 absent in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. vs. present in the later two species), porotaxy of head (frontal pores fp absent and interpseudocular pores ip present in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. vs. fp present and ip absent in the later two), porotaxy of sternite VII (3 pores in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. vs. 1 pore in the later two). It also differs from
Hesperentomon xiningense
in the length of foretarsal sensillum b subequal length to c (b distinctly longer than c in
Hesperentomon xiningense
), short sensillum
b'
-2 which not reaching base of seta
α
7 (
b'
-2 surpassing base of seta
α
7 in
Hesperentomon xiningense
), and the presence of regular teeth on hind margin of striate band (with sparse unregular teeth in
Hesperentomon xiningense
). It also differs from
Hesperentomon nanshanensis
in the chaetotaxy of abdominal segment X (10 and 6 setae on tergite and sternite repectively in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. vs. 8 and 4 setae in
Hesperentomon nanshanensis
) and shape of maxillary gland (posterior dilation about equal length of the calyx in
Hesperentomon yangi
sp. n. vs. about 1/2 length of the calyx in
Hesperentomon nanshanensis
).