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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Coecobrya kukae
Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992
Figs 66–70
Sinella
(
Coecobrya
)
kukae
Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992
Coecobrya kukae
Zhang, Deharveng & Chen, 2009
Type
locality.
Ulupalakua Cave
,
Maui
,
Hawaii
.
Material examined.
Paratype on slide, Maui: Ulupalakua Cave,
27.viii.1977
, Howarth leg. (# 5444). Deposited in CARC.
Additions to original description.
Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An), 4 median (M), 3 sutural, and
3 in
Gr. II (S) (
Fig. 66
). Labial chaetae as mrel1l2, all smooth; chaeta r 0.65 length of m; chaetae X and
X3
tiny; a tiny chaeta present between H2 and H3; chaeta
X2
absent; chaeta
X3
sometimes absent; chaeta
X4
not clearly seen (
Fig. 67
). Th.II with 2 (m1, m2) medio-medial, 2 (m4, m4p) medio-lateral, and 19 mac; p4 and p
4i
as mac. Th.III with 24 mac; 2 (m5, a6) in Gr. III and 3 (p6, m6, m6e) in Gr. IV (
Fig. 68
). Abd.I with 6 (m2–4, m
2i
, m
4i
, m4p) mac; mac m
4i
sometimes absent. Abd.II with 4(3) (a2, m3, m3e, m3ep) central and 1 (m5) lateral mac; mac a2 often absent. Abd.III with 1 (m3) central and 2 (am6, pm6) lateral mac (
Fig. 69
). Abd.IV with 4 (I, M,A6, B5) central and 3 (E2–4) lateral mac (
Fig. 70
).
Ecology.
Known only from caves, on rat dung.
Distribution.
Maui.
Remarks.
This species resembles another Hawaiian species
C. borerae
. Detailed comparison sees above remarks on
C. borerae
.