A synthesis of the current knowledge on the Australian Orchesellidae (Collembola, Entomobryoidea)
Author
Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante
Laboratory of Collembola, Department of Botany and Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Highway BR- 101, Lagoa Nova, Campus Universitario, 59072 - 970, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Author
Greenslade, Penelope
Environmental Management, School of Life and Health Sciences, Federation University, Ballarat, Vic. 3353, Australia. & School of Biology, Australian National University, GPO Box, ACT 0200, Australia.
Author
Baquero, Enrique
University of Navarra, Faculty of Sciences, Institute for the Biodiversity and Enviroment (BIOMA) and Department of Environmental Biology, University Campus, 31080, Pamplona, Spain.
Author
Jordana, Rafael
0000-0001-9088-787X
University of Navarra, Faculty of Sciences, Institute for the Biodiversity and Enviroment (BIOMA) and Department of Environmental Biology, University Campus, 31080, Pamplona, Spain. & rjordana @ unav. es; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9088 - 787 X
rjordana@unav.es
Author
Souza, Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante De
0000-0003-0612-8438
Laboratory of Collembola, Department of Botany and Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Highway BR- 101, Lagoa Nova, Campus Universitario, 59072 - 970, Natal, RN, Brazil. & paollasouzac @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0612 - 8438
paollasouzac@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-03-14
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journal article
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Australotomurus morbidus
Greenslade & Jordana, 2014
Figs 8
,
14–15
,
Tables 2
–
3
Diagnosis.
Size
of adult specimens about
2.5–3 mm
, background colour white, dorsally with several dark spots and bands in a consistent pattern,
Abd.
III–IV more intensely pigmented.
Ant. II
undivided,
Ant.
III almost subdivided (antennae with five segments).
Males’ Ant. Ib
externally with about 40–50 modified short densely ciliate chaetae plus 10 minute smooth chaetae anteriorly,
Ant. II
without dimorphic chaetae,
Ant.
III internally with five strong long mac.
Males’ Ant. II
straight,
Ant.
III internally angled.
Antero-lateral
head without clusters of differentiate chaetae.
Dorsal
head with
A3
,
A4
,
A6p
,
M0
,
M2
,
S2–2i
,
Ps
2
, and
Ps
5
mac,
S0’
,
M1
, and
Ps
3
mac absent (
Fig. 14A
).
Th. II
lacking
p1i2
,
m4p2
, and
m4i2
mac,
m4ai
complex with one mac,
m5
mac present (
Fig. 14B
);
Th.
III lacking
p1i2
and
m1a
mac,
m5p
mac present (
Fig. 14C
);
Abd. I
macrochaetotaxy reduced, lacking
a1ae–1ae2
,
a2ae–2ae2
,
a3a– 3ai2
,
p6
, and
m6
mac (
Fig. 14D
);
Abd. II
with
m3ep
mac present or absent, 3–5 mac on the
m3ea
complex,
m
3ei
,
m4
, and
p4
mac absent (
Fig. 15A
);
Abd.
III with
a2a
and
a3
mac,
a3a–a2
,
a3i
, and
m3ea
present or absent,
m
3ei
,
m3eai
,
m3p
, and
p3
mac absent (
Fig. 15B
);
Abd. IV
with
A1–3
,
A5
,
Ae
2–5
,
B3
,
B5
,
C4
, and
T6
mac,
Ae4
,
Ae8
, and
Be2
present or absent,
T1
mac absent (
Fig. 15C
). Trochanteral organ with about 25 spine-like chaetae. Unguis with three unpaired inner teeth. Tenaculum with 11 chaetae (adapted from
Greenslade & Jordana 2014
).
Remarks.
To interpret the dorsal macrochaetotaxy of the posterior head of this species we only considered the left side of the original description (
Greenslade & Jordana 2014
, p. 567, fig. 16).