Supplementary descriptive notes of the Sinella and Coecobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) species from North America, Hawaii and Japan
Author
Wu, Jun
Author
Yan, Qibao
Author
Zhang, Feng
text
Zootaxa
2016
2016-03-04
4085
4
journal volume
31423
10.11646/zootaxa.4085.4.5
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1175-5326
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Coecobrya tibiotarsalis
Yosii, 1964
Figs 78–80
Sinella
(
Coecobrya
)
tibiotarsalis
Yosii, 1964
Coecobrya tibiotarsalis
Zhang, Deharveng & Chen, 2009
Type
locality.
Ohtani Mine
,
Kiura
,
Oita
Pref.,
Japan
.
Material examined.
Two
paratypes
on slides provided by
Yoshii
,
Japan
:
Oita
Pref.:
Kiura
: Ohtani Mine. Deposited in
CARC
.
Additions to original description.
Lateral process of labial palp as thick as normal chaetae, with tip beyond apex of labial papilla. Labial chaetae as mrel1l2, all smooth; chaeta r 0.62–0.64 length of m. Distal smooth part of dens 0.80–1.00 times as long as mucro (
Fig. 78
). Th.III with 19–20 central mac; lateral part not clearly seen (
Fig. 79
). Abd.IV with 4 (I, A6, B5, M) central and 5 (F1, E2–4, E2p) lateral mac (
Fig. 80
).
Ecology.
Known only from caves.
Distribution.
Japan
.
Remarks.
This species resembles
C. tenebricosa
(
Folsom, 1902
)
in “smooth” tibiotarsal inner chaetae, smooth manubrial chaetae, claw structure, and 4+4 central mac on Abd.IV. It can be separated by the lateral mac on Abd.III/IV (3/
5 in
the former and 2/
3 in
the latter).