Arlea judithnajtae n. sp. (Collembola: Isotomidae), a temperate North American member of a Gondwanan genus
Author
Bernard, Ernest C.
text
Zoosystema
2017
2017-03-31
39
1
87
93
http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2017n1a10
journal article
10.5252/z2017n1a10
1638-9387
5130867
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CE0954A6-3989-43C9-827C-0924974AE540
KEY TO THE SPECIES OF
ARLEA
WOMERSLEY, 1939
1. Two pairs of ocelli present ........................................................................................................................... 2
— Ocelli absent ............................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Mucro falcate; all setae smooth ..................................................................................
A. lucifuga
(
Arlé, 1939
)
— Mucro falciform with additional small ventral tooth; macrosetae strongly barbed ........................................... ..............................................................................................................
A. spinisetis
Mendonça & Arlé, 1987
3. Anterior face of manubrium with 1 + 1 setae ................................................................................................ 4
— Anterior face of manubrium with 4 + 4 or 5 + 5 setae ................................................................................... 7
4. Dens with at least 20 posterior setae ..............................................
A. arenicola
Abrantes & Mendonça, 2005
— Dens with 17 or fewer posterior setae .......................................................................................................... 5
5. Dens with 10 posterior setae; all Abd. V sensilla conspicuous, plump ............................................................. ......................................................................................
A. adetolai
Mendonça, Abrantes & Fernandes, 2006
— Dens with at least 15 posterior setae; Abd. V sensilla slender ....................................................................... 6
6. Dorsal sensilla of Abd. I-III in middle setal row; Ant. IV with seven prominent sensilla; posterior face of manubrium with 26 setae .......................................................................................................
A. judithnajtae
n. sp.
— Dorsal sensilla of Abd. I-III in posterior setal row; Ant. IV with 8-9 prominent sensilla; posterior face of manubrium with 18 setae ...............................................
A. psammophila
Mendonça, Abrantes & Fernandes, 2006
7. Anterior face of manubrium with 4 + 4 setae; Ant. IV with five prominent sensilla .......
A. tridens
Barra, 1997
— Anterior face of manubrium with 5 + 5 setae; Ant. IV with seven prominent sensilla ...................................... ..................................................................................................................
A. caeca
Rapoport & Rubio, 1968