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Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini
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<figureCitation id="D3AB457AACC6DA2B79916B1FE28A2C99" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. habitus in ethanol, lateral view (Ant. III – IV missing)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164362">Figs 3</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="A042A1DF2D89F3B5D955DDA89900CD02" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="BFA5D33B90958202595CFF8AA4D7095C" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="4C394F0EBC7CD52EEBDC37E36E90934A" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="F5F83F35C4798900600241A60AD60F75" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. trunk appendages A trochanteral organ B empodial complex III and distal tibiotarsus (posterior view), arrow indicates the small posterior tooth on unguiculus C ventral tube anterior side D ventral tube posterior side E right lateral flap F tenaculum G left manubrial plate H distal dens and mucro, lateral view." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164366">7</figureCitation>
, 
<tableCitation id="BB647D9426D61C6699281EFE0C99F6FF" captionStart="Table 1" captionStartId="T1" captionText="Table 1. Comparison between Mastigoceras species." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/9FE613ABAA4DDF37B170075B6BB32D3A" tableUuid="9FE613ABAA4DDF37B170075B6BB32D3A">Table 1</tableCitation>
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. All material deposited at CC / UFRN.
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Fusiform scales present on anterior region of 
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. III – 
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. III, rarely on 
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. II posterior region, scales absent on head and 
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. IV – VI; sutural cephalic series with one 
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and 
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; 
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(
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. VI of males without the apical papilla; trochanteral organ with 26–31 spine-like smooth chaetae; ventral tube lateral flap with ~ 4 ciliate and 26 smooth chaetae; manubrial plate with three pseudopores and 5–7 chaetae.
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<paragraph id="99A424B2835DF00C1FB3DA6ABF71094E">
<heading id="E33F49090223EE675A981A84729A41BF" reason="title">Description.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B288F773DB5C192F82D195DC43DEAE27">
Body length (head + trunk) of the type series ranging from 
<quantity id="07E4BDEBB2FC619BBE5578C5182E9C8E" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.77" metricValueMax="2.22" metricValueMin="1.32" unit="mm" value="1.77" valueMax="2.22" valueMin="1.32">1.32 to 2.22 mm</quantity>
(
<emphasis id="1D4A552BE79037CD288E9C827C67C9AF" italics="true">n</emphasis>
= 10). 
<typeStatus id="FC1FC1861AB32110C301908AF2B1F91F" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
body length 
<quantity id="5C4176AA81F2982C5498074AD1364175" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" unit="mm" value="1.65">1.65 mm</quantity>
. Specimens with dark purple pigment on antennae, on head as lateral bands and with an anterior spot between the antennal bases, on trunk as a lateral band from 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EA3AE" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II to 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EE3AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. V (sometimes missing on 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI3AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. II) and some dorso-internal spots and / or stripes on the segments; and on femora and tibiotarsi as 1 and 2 axial stripes, respectively; furca lacking pigments (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="B905A286DEBB2FBECE83FEA3E3841B79" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. habitus in ethanol, lateral view (Ant. III – IV missing)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164362">3</figureCitation>
). Hyaline ciliate fusiform scales present on dorsal anterior region of 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EQ3AE" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. III – 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EU3AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III, rarely on 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EY3AE" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II posterior region (only in 
<specimenCount id="1CBAF4DB5BDA561252D48015555F4DC5" count="2" type="generic">two specimens</specimenCount>
) (Figs 
<figureCitation id="D432F1C8FBCA47AC5A8857637B1AD601" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Symbols used in the chaetotaxy description of Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164361">2</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="E880200575B14B20F593E83D6834C6CE" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="7829EA33F7B5D92E28E119EB43F75203" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 H</figureCitation>
), scales absent on head and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI4AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV – VI; dorsal head and trunk covered by plentiful ciliate secondary 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EM4AE" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4DA793516DC72214601BD66B2CE6F46C">
<label id="67864A66F837C34267894F073A93BDE4">Figure 3.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2ADEFCD6E7E9FCF48829BD39A977900F">
<taxonomicName id="E8B0D02FBD1A8B1AD6EC7098C0514E49" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="77DC0E0BD5811D1E702732BC4CA64A30" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="2F9F3E6EABAFCF967F072DB1A6C9E500" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
habitus in ethanol, lateral view (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ED5AE" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. III – IV missing).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="803F2802D154EBBA24BA925D0813F37A" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" ID-arpha="EED31938-C753-5A5C-929D-659F013B907E" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363" startId="F4">
<paragraph id="E1F363D38A982EC02E776129021AD62F">
<label id="22F162747F92E641BC6751D8E457BEB8">Figure 4.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="71B2E688E4CCC6D6573ECC8128EBF2CB">
<taxonomicName id="AF2AE5A801F183FF9954F1D92CB2D5E9" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0756C2C03491B888C9C6EF7007E5ADCF" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D64FED7F6986464177917999A942DC13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
overall morphology 
<emphasis id="FF7BC459C997C08EFE210E4DEAAA6ECC" bold="true">A</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EB6AE" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EF6AE" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
at the apex 
<emphasis id="4DC526694A7CA03ADF373EC09406BA7F" bold="true">B</emphasis>
head, showing frontal eyes and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EL6AE" xlink_title="postantennal organ">PAO</abbrev>
<emphasis id="916D15E33AC4BF7F12DB7D71810704D8" bold="true">C</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ER6AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. I with modified fan-shaped 
<emphasis id="699A67FA9CBB644409F88CA70CA53162" bold="true">p 6</emphasis>
? and 
<emphasis id="1B557E8A423E0E3191967C352C343A03" bold="true">ms</emphasis>
microsensillum 
<emphasis id="46E939E44B17E8F83230840F332A29D6" bold="true">D</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E26AE" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III anteriorly (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAAAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. II tergum covering the most anterior region of 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EEAAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIAAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. II and III with plentiful secondary 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMAAG" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
<emphasis id="7B969ED6FD680F3E26E8991BCEE65D23" bold="true">E</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESAAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV distal region, showing 
<emphasis id="9731AE60DB43D2F5C6A859FAA116467C" bold="true">T 2</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="12DDB3DA12461B6CD0B7DF05AA52320F" bold="true">T 4</emphasis>
bothriotricha, 
<emphasis id="90EDF5670B9599CB0532B17DCD21C30A" bold="true">T 3</emphasis>
finger-like chaeta and 
<emphasis id="509A6E43A9AF7BDBDE6D0601A8D44B38" bold="true">ps</emphasis>
sensillum 
<emphasis id="FCA33BCFCDC8DF974B973B0680AF41B7" bold="true">F</emphasis>
Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="9E4E6EC702661AAA03795120261DE0B6">
Head (Figs 
<figureCitation id="D83523B6C2835A75C0456F7E06E69525" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 A, B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="5D8908BBE137FB06FDEF60E0DAE34069" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5</figureCitation>
). Antennae 3–4 × longer than body length, with five segments (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EPBAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. I subdivided), 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ETBAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. IV and III apparently fused in most specimens, possibly due to antennal regeneration. Antennal ratio 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EXBAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. Iab – IV of 
<specimenCount id="C7ACCC5C4E285C5FBAEA7D9743294A95" count="1" type="generic" typeStatus="paratype">one paratype</specimenCount>
: 1: 4: 30: 5.6: 43.3 (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E2BAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. III broken, basal part lost). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6BAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. IV long and annulated, with at least 
<specimenCount id="4F675D16F3E0AEDC6498D8A9E36E677E" count="3" type="generic">three types</specimenCount>
of chaetae: blunt sensilla, acuminate sensilla and ciliate chaetae, with a prominent subapical pin projection (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="20630340DF64C54A502FEDA735F57D69" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 A</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EHCAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. III long and annulated, apical sense organ with two sensory rods, three guard sensilla (one of them smaller and blunt) and at least five extra surrounding sensilla (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="6AD9586AC19E137F235E31813C13392B" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 B</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EPCAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. II flexible, weakly annulated; 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ETCAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. I subdivided, with several small smooth 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EXCAG" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
at the apex of segment Ia (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="3DAD467529C595720C47959BBA2E066C" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 A</figureCitation>
), 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6CAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. Ib with six slightly ciliate stiff 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EDDAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="F2186B7EA53108E2692BDAB441CFB3C8" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 C</figureCitation>
). Labral apical papillae absent, labral ornamentation as in Fig. 
<figureCitation id="47732DED82235244D030D6526A67122B" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 D</figureCitation>
. Four prelabral smooth chaetae, labral chaetotaxy formula as 5 (
<emphasis id="D4D6307340F68FD32E6A89A36C1D69EA" bold="true">p</emphasis>
), 5 (
<emphasis id="C4244FD1187F855594379F9F031D506B" bold="true">m</emphasis>
), 4 (
<emphasis id="52F36233D806990CE543E85BD89D6835" bold="true">a</emphasis>
), all smooth, 
<emphasis id="111282A2733B88A31785000E636EFC50" bold="true">a 1</emphasis>
larger than 
<emphasis id="D968D9A100C247417881F3EA8A105280" bold="true">a 2</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="1D63599D966334D6A4073473A58CE5FB" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 E</figureCitation>
). Clypeal chaetae unclear. Labial palp with five proximal subequal chaetae, labial papillae short, formula of papillae and guards as: 
<emphasis id="5CF39FCFD7293F88FA37529CB572B2B5" bold="true">H</emphasis>
(2), 
<emphasis id="9F76CC6EC5E352DF7C0E01B43BBC47D4" bold="true">A</emphasis>
(0), 
<emphasis id="8827426518D031FE961B3CE108C085C9" bold="true">B</emphasis>
(5), 
<emphasis id="9B525867173A0CC6A25CB1B82AACCBC2" bold="true">C</emphasis>
(0), 
<emphasis id="3E83EF1BF843D40CDB2B75CB5180839E" bold="true">D</emphasis>
(4), 
<emphasis id="2A1167F61E61866C65F9624BF7709D6F" bold="true">E</emphasis>
(5) + a finger-shaped lateral process, not reaching the base of papilla 
<emphasis id="E59362006525419E975BF0A94F21D2D8" bold="true">E</emphasis>
(Fig. 
<figureCitation id="137EE265D38A0187FB172DEC1E2B2D41" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 F</figureCitation>
). Labial basomedian and basolateral fields chaetae formula as 
<emphasis id="400583940349825F1EBDD464C5B1EC4C" bold="true">a 1</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="59B083C2B50AFB48D9F6594954EDDC87" bold="true">5</emphasis>
/ 
<emphasis id="B3110C0421B644AE90E41175FD887303" bold="true">m 1</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="20D574F0BFF8074FA151A9CB622DEDD0" bold="true">2 el 1</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="F948686BF1AE17CF51F24F23FBF02CC0" bold="true">2</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="A4D72745D630CABC6EED10C5FB62DDB3" bold="true">m 2</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="0627F88FB86C375A5272E4E1A833A433" bold="true">e</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="A9F7BB357C5C1EDDCC76B19B8DA07418" bold="true">l 1</emphasis>
always smooth, 
<emphasis id="81754FE5D35B9FCAC133D711712C0500" bold="true">m 1</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="4A4270F827BE9F42194FBEE394DD88ED" bold="true">l 2</emphasis>
usually smooth, rarely ciliate (only in 
<specimenCount id="3ED85F090E70780DF817145A41A898B7" count="2" type="generic">2 specimens</specimenCount>
) or 
<emphasis id="DFF80326BA73828B70778D02D738CF42" bold="true">m 1</emphasis>
absent, 
<emphasis id="5D90729F78CC86731635F11B3F2B87AB" bold="true">r</emphasis>
chaeta absent (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="DDC9546C9AA670C741DF2D2B4207925C" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 F</figureCitation>
). Maxillary outer lobe apical appendage slightly longer than the blunt basal chaeta, sublobal plate with four chaetae-like appendages, the three internal blunt, oral fold with two chaetae (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="54C7220C9A566AAAAB19CABA2591EA37" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 G</figureCitation>
). Ventral post-labial chaetotaxy with ~ 100 ciliate and 11 or 12 smooth chaetae, cephalic groove with five ciliate and two or three smooth chaetae surrounding it (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="BEEFAB832EF1D155FF8D68A307CE3EB5" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 H</figureCitation>
). Eyes 8 + 8, 
<emphasis id="6C9B3051526EB3D6344BD2A9E7E98E49" bold="true">A</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="6B7A444BCDC0184273794EFDC0F5F12F" bold="true">B</emphasis>
larger, 
<emphasis id="E480B52C06746B5A4AE9B7727BFDFA86" bold="true">C</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="252997C18DBE04ABDD7E5EDCF3D3BBF8" bold="true">F</emphasis>
subequal, and 
<emphasis id="9393CE0484BD127F8C5520752A902AA3" bold="true">G</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="0BD4BD4FF644524D6CF7F30149C7B5BF" bold="true">H</emphasis>
smaller than others, with four or five interocular 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6FAG" xlink_title="mesochaeta(e)">mes</abbrev>
(
<emphasis id="C3930E22D0D7936E5DCAAD6FE3A0EFF2" bold="true">r</emphasis>
present or absent); 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFGAG" xlink_title="postantennal organ">PAO</abbrev>
as a small circular fold next to 
<emphasis id="32A86CA0A5760CCF0A93754814365FB0" bold="true">A</emphasis>
lens, anterior pseudopore next to the antennal base (Figs 
<figureCitation id="A95155F78FA7D4ECAB50B7E231276A1E" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="D2592A9314041CFC0FE8BC0836FB2779" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 I</figureCitation>
). Dorsal chaetotaxy with five antennal (
<emphasis id="628743951A2EF10C93DC8BD7494B318A" bold="true">An 1 a</emphasis>
– 
<emphasis id="0AEFC3A34AFF83B68CBD7FF901D7E203" bold="true">3 a</emphasis>
), one sutural (
<emphasis id="029DB05B052D73C5E35CA746AF047873" bold="true">S 1</emphasis>
), three postoccipital anterior (
<emphasis id="B1352605B57B1CE5EDBA0571C1322CB3" bold="true">Pa 1</emphasis>
?, 
<emphasis id="87CD24FDA7F2E33A0647F97C0BFEEEF3" bold="true">Pa 3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="6F312863D16722E92320AF74D2484422" bold="true">Pa 5</emphasis>
), two post-occipital medial (
<emphasis id="E6C6155CF44D2F4D863E6BC8CBAF95B5" bold="true">Pm 1</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="2C45869E8F1C02B8C3D2ED9F765A65D8" bold="true">Pm 3</emphasis>
), three post-occipital posterior (
<emphasis id="D56BBE66D79DD038E81AC1CACD017FFC" bold="true">Pp 1</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="C29C86CDB141256D324C5071AB9AD718" bold="true">Pp 3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="AB1C9485991184BBC76416A2A90238F3" bold="true">Pp 5</emphasis>
), and three post-occipital external (
<emphasis id="B2FA4554337A6EE1B06146CF98E39335" bold="true">Pe 2</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="2FDAB2EFCD3DCC1FB29667A4AA5F6390" bold="true">Pe 3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="0717B39D1D0B46CB12F0AD0085F9A49F" bold="true">Pe 5</emphasis>
) 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EPHAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
, dorsal head 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ETHAG" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EXHAG" xlink_title="mesochaeta(e)">mes</abbrev>
homology as in Fig. 
<figureCitation id="CDD4F58AC8A465FB73C43C426001A43F" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. head A apex of right Ant. IV, dorsal view B left Ant. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum C right Ant. I, dorsal view D labral ornamentations E prelabral and labral chaetotaxy F labium, right side, l. p. = lateral process of labial papilla E G right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold H post-labial chaetotaxy, left side I Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and PAO." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364">5 I</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="EF26429186777C6CCA4AC11886FE996D" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure5" ID-arpha="F298E4E8-528E-5E61-B3B7-0CE6E77D326C" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164364" startId="F5">
<paragraph id="5C4C87891F8B021FCC7E864AFECD60CA">
<label id="076DF70915E2D3DE693EBB485A5B76CC">Figure 5.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9B80B14F1021E26A3F06E1BC471880D6">
<taxonomicName id="6AD459B76CC533C670FA5A1C2198D674" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D2F4E02DC8A40B0024F03F5816F01783" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A9687B6C120ABCCBDB31CABE290247CC" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
head 
<emphasis id="53A597ACC5C78C60ED9088BEB27EFAC8" bold="true">A</emphasis>
apex of right 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EUIAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. IV, dorsal view 
<emphasis id="E69E8A32AE5B67BF6E6BC022D1B96592" bold="true">B</emphasis>
left 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1IAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. III sense organ and surrounding chaetae, ventral view, the arrow indicates the blunt guard sensillum 
<emphasis id="4DE8EDBB6AEC28073B2FB5C6D6505C3B" bold="true">C</emphasis>
right 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAJAG" xlink_title="antennal segment(s)">Ant</abbrev>
. I, dorsal view 
<emphasis id="6FCAEC31263B1454E1A99ABF4FFDDE59" bold="true">D</emphasis>
labral ornamentations 
<emphasis id="44009DAF3E031A2ABAB46476ACE0AB19" bold="true">E</emphasis>
prelabral and labral chaetotaxy 
<emphasis id="B6299C1AADEAF15B3F6D225C3754D4E1" bold="true">F</emphasis>
labium, right side, 
<emphasis id="11323C566DF0B8FA69815706287D4382" bold="true">l. p.</emphasis>
= lateral process of labial papilla E 
<emphasis id="97AD52153C0FB46A1FB642A639CE9DA7" bold="true">G</emphasis>
right outer maxillary lobe and sublobal plate, including the oral fold 
<emphasis id="F999273C829D56B43985C4C8EE13A6C0" bold="true">H</emphasis>
post-labial chaetotaxy, left side 
<emphasis id="38BE91964B472D6A7C430830685C44C7" bold="true">I</emphasis>
Dorsal head chaetotaxy, eyes, and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESJAG" xlink_title="postantennal organ">PAO</abbrev>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="7A793C6A3810F0FE1E5572EF9C5E76CE">
Trunk (Figs 
<figureCitation id="E5A4F2754997A69B46B1B2F6D9D0196D" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 C – E</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="7E628B2D4F1CF0943B8088C3FB3DEEDF" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6</figureCitation>
). Tergal sensilla and microsensilla formulae of 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFKAG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II – 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EJKAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. V as 1, 1 | 0, 3, 3, +, 9 and 1, 0 | 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, respectively; 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ENKAG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II – 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ERKAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV central 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EVKAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
formula, excluding the mesothoracic collar, as: 5, 3 | 1, 1–2, 1, 3–4; lateral 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EZKAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
formula as 1, 0 | 0, 1, 2, 0; bothriotricha formula as 0, 0 | 0, 2, 3, 2 (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="7D332A90DEBAB0426476C0DCF3EBB7E3" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 A – G</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EBLAG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II with 17 anterior 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFLAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
, 
<emphasis id="E1164FF2BB1CFCA7EBEB6CD62480FBE7" bold="true">a 2</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="80FC625E42C75F5F4FC7B5A0565446B0" bold="true">a 5</emphasis>
detached from the anterior collar, more posteriorly displaced (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="7A006C5F89A107E73F0E09161F5B7A54" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 A</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ERLAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. I 
<emphasis id="F37E8813F4E7EF21651B5726280D51C8" bold="true">p 6</emphasis>
? as a fan-shaped modified chaeta (Figs 
<figureCitation id="4FB742C4C63FAEB0C8E38B8D1DFA5DCF" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="3CDF022641D7BE27FCD6945E5F009CE4" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 C</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6LAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III with one internal 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EDMAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
(
<emphasis id="5DC3113D9D4B11F6A1319F4069FAF805" bold="true">a 2</emphasis>
?) (Figs 
<figureCitation id="DB4980A08033E90077BB7C0A4EA4D607" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="643409C89813783873CDA17D660C67CD" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 E</figureCitation>
); 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ERMAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV 
<emphasis id="608AB8E91D965FCBE7156EEAF6CE114A" bold="true">T 3</emphasis>
as a finger-shaped chaeta (Figs 
<figureCitation id="BFB5B7816F3ED2F447041CD7FD87B2DE" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. overall morphology A Ant. Ia apex, arrows point to small smooth mic at the apex B head, showing frontal eyes and PAO C Abd. I with modified fan-shaped p 6? and ms microsensillum D Abd. III anteriorly (Abd. II tergum covering the most anterior region of Abd. III), with a transversal line of fusiform scales, both Abd. II and III with plentiful secondary mic E Abd. IV distal region, showing T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha, T 3 finger-like chaeta and ps sensillum F Dorsal (anterior) manubrium, arrow points to a bothriotrichum-like chaeta." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164363">4 D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="2B67A58574E35B5E18B979C14567C280" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 F</figureCitation>
). 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6MAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. V lateral chaetae as 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EDNAG" xlink_title="mesochaeta(e)">mes</abbrev>
or bothriotricha-like chaetae (Figs 
<figureCitation id="9A7C7F1FBC908C9FA93A69C2421963B1" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6 G</figureCitation>
). Detailed homology of the main dorsal trunk chaetae presented in Fig. 
<figureCitation id="AB31DF9D986334839F71C510583147DB" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side A Th. II B Th. III C Abd. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta D Abd. II E Abd. III F Abd. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (T 3) between the bothriotricha, dotted mac alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae G Abd. V, arrows pointing to lateral mes which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae H transversal row of anterior scales on Abd. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as mic, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365">6</figureCitation>
. Ratio 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EPNAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III – IV in the midline of the 
<typeStatus id="30D075ACA8C8FB4BCF3F71011F56DA87" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
as: 1: 1.27.
</paragraph>
<caption id="E3973CDD6F039021B8B84952D1C969DB" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure6" ID-arpha="EBBC0B54-DE96-53F5-90E5-A89D44B22E91" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164365" startId="F6">
<paragraph id="F174BC10823FC219F4400A95448B6EA5">
<label id="EDEACD46D75768CE5CF9B326EE971904">Figure 6.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F3AE1F787463A9330CB35302AD181543">
<taxonomicName id="774E995F714F593E462F699C3C726991" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6E632D3CDD420536C1E8A1A0DD051B76" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="FC2B02C1A15DE3FE07F20B65853968C0" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, left side 
<emphasis id="1D70AE1063D5178FD5C8F0D713C07FB6" bold="true">A</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIOAG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II 
<emphasis id="EAD3A48CA715E09AB62D76DE0D24D615" bold="true">B</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOOAG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. III 
<emphasis id="9C4E175E37EC4AF2DC70FC65F1D735C0" bold="true">C</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EUOAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. I, arrow indicates a small fan-shaped modified chaeta 
<emphasis id="EBF87C9E23CDFB690E810C4C4DEA790D" bold="true">D</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1OAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. II 
<emphasis id="632D18E9AA9FA6DFA00D6F1A072EF834" bold="true">E</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAPAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III 
<emphasis id="E4B9CD695E7246DB24F88B02BD519278" bold="true">F</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EGPAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV, arrow indices a finger-shaped ciliate chaeta (
<emphasis id="3EE6C1516933DAAA4F240FF28DE3E095" bold="true">T 3</emphasis>
) between the bothriotricha, dotted 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMPAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
alveoli represent different positions to the same chaetae 
<emphasis id="01C4B8A7FE1BA0B919C47D856FB8F0A0" bold="true">G</emphasis>
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESPAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. V, arrows pointing to lateral 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EWPAG" xlink_title="mesochaeta(e)">mes</abbrev>
which can also be bothriotricha-like chaetae 
<emphasis id="D20DAD62BE80DF9DB1F66C2FDA7664BB" bold="true">H</emphasis>
transversal row of anterior scales on 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E3PAG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. II. Other primary chaetae may be present in terga as 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAQAG" xlink_title="microchaeta(e)">mic</abbrev>
, but are obscured by the dense microchaetal covering of the specimens.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="57D999FFD420C58C7E2D1943B41A16DA">
Trunk appendages (Figs 
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, 
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). Trocantheral organ with 26–31 spine-like smooth chaetae (Fig. 
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). Tibiotarsus III with one smooth distal chaeta near the unguiculus, pretarsus with one posterior and one anterior short chaetae; ungues with four inner teeth: two paired basal, one unpaired medial and one reduced unpaired apical; lateral and external teeth present; unguiculi lanceolate, with the postero-external lamella with a small proximal tooth; tenent hairs slightly ciliate and capitate (Fig. 
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); empodial complex of leg III ratio of smooth chaeta, unguiculus, unguis and tenent-hair of 
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as 1: 1: 1.7: 2.2. Ventral tube anterior side with 14 or 15 ciliate chaetae plus one distal 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E2QAG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
(Fig. 
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); posterior side with at least 64 ciliate and eight smooth chaetae in total (Fig. 
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); lateral flap with ~ 4 ciliate and 26 smooth chaetae (Fig. 
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). Tenaculum rami with four teeth, corpus without chaetae (Fig. 
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). Manubrium dorsally with 1 + 1 or 2 + 2 long bothriotricha-like chaetae (Fig. 
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). Manubrial plate with three pseudopores and 5–7 chaetae (Fig. 
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). Dens without spines. Mucro bidentate, apical tooth larger than basal one, mucronal spine reaching the apex of basal tooth (Fig. 
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). Ratio manubrium: mucrodens of the 
<typeStatus id="1D543B1E2923F04F3A0C4084140805BF" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
as 1: 1.88.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8D9EE401BAC93BC5F1499A2EFFD451BD">
<label id="75EBF89A86431EA533C8BCF9FE67115B">Figure 7.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4C2F64EABE641F391B62EA07CBC5DB1A">
<taxonomicName id="603C5B0CD78B43A2357FD23B4D79E82D" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="AD7659FBAB6A8BC61681D9208D0A99FC" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="F4F165E4A0D57CC0CECB18AF2E3CB81C" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
trunk appendages 
<emphasis id="5ECF184437444B475EA1C027807A7656" bold="true">A</emphasis>
trochanteral organ 
<emphasis id="7FCC9D3828418EC19E774AFCD8FFAB57" bold="true">B</emphasis>
empodial complex III and distal tibiotarsus (posterior view), arrow indicates the small posterior tooth on unguiculus 
<emphasis id="68F9B34138845F228A66C891711F010F" bold="true">C</emphasis>
ventral tube anterior side 
<emphasis id="445D467B933F1F267A0816652E7BEC7A" bold="true">D</emphasis>
ventral tube posterior side 
<emphasis id="BB10EEB853082703E5BE7427391A7D67" bold="true">E</emphasis>
right lateral flap 
<emphasis id="D8808F8AF548A61955EDED852D3E257A" bold="true">F</emphasis>
tenaculum 
<emphasis id="189CA5E9CDB3FC388BA628AB5C1E81B4" bold="true">G</emphasis>
left manubrial plate 
<emphasis id="2882536A419CA9BB34999C6F506A7910" bold="true">H</emphasis>
distal dens and mucro, lateral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EDTAG" type="Results of COI species delimitation">
<paragraph id="7F173D857E977D53BBBD172FC9CAEEF1">
<heading id="BFD90D4D113F098A5DA04F6A340456E5" reason="title">
Results of 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EITAG" xlink_title="mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I">COI</abbrev>
species delimitation.
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4348C4FDE4C5E7AABEDC131264C2E36B">
Comparing the whole mitochondrial 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOTAG" xlink_title="mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I">COI</abbrev>
gene of 
<taxonomicName id="962A6B0E4F16E07E2A131C0629F693EE" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8289AF85821D1446440AB08129971E03" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="0C423CE7C3BB555C6220BE78FC548DAF" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
with 
<taxonomicName id="0D3BB4CA1F655B3E117B67904F4692B2" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="E467601A5DEE0DD237D83A7F656F9142" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the sequence length is the same in both species, with 1539 bp. However, the p-distance (number of base differences per site from between sequences) is 17 %, and the 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIUAG" xlink_title="Kimura 2 Parameter">K 2 P</abbrev>
interspecific distance between them is 19.2 %, enough to separate them as independent species. Considering the partial 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMUAG" xlink_title="mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I">COI</abbrev>
(658 pb), the p-distance is 16.3 %, and the 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EQUAG" xlink_title="Kimura 2 Parameter">K 2 P</abbrev>
interspecific distance between them is 18.6 %. As previously discussed, earlier studies have found that the interspecific distance for 
<taxonomicName id="A21487B63395379E765102D3E1A436CD" class="Collembola" kingdom="Animalia" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="class">Collembola</taxonomicName>
species usually ranges from 16.35 % to 24.55 %. (
<bibRefCitation id="95631AE22821B7D594F029316AA9692B" DOI="10.1071/is12026" author="Porco" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Porco" journalOrPublisher="Invertebrate Systematics" pagination="470-477" refId="B50" refString="Porco D, Bedos A, Greenslade P, Janion C, Skarżyński D, Stevens M, van Vuuren BJ, Deharveng L (2012) Challenging species delimitation in Collembola: cryptic diversity among common springtails unveiled by DNA barcoding. Invertebrate Systematics 26: 470–477. https://doi.org/10.1071/is12026" title="Challenging species delimitation in Collembola: cryptic diversity among common springtails unveiled by DNA barcoding." volume="26" year="2012">Porco et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="FF9CF8704CBD4E090C7D243B98C77395" DOI="10.1111/zsc.12149" author="Yu" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Yu" journalOrPublisher="Zoologica Scripta" pagination="286-299" refId="B64" refString="Yu D, Zhang F, Stevens MI, Yan Q, Liu M, Hu F (2016) New insight into the systematics of Tomoceridae (Hexapoda, Collembola) by integrating molecular and morphological evidence. Zoologica Scripta 45: 286–299. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12149" title="New insight into the systematics of Tomoceridae (Hexapoda, Collembola) by integrating molecular and morphological evidence." volume="45" year="2016">Yu et al. 2016</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="667C1834537DB9627F29C60BA369F321" DOI="10.7717/peerj.5021" author="Sun" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Sun" refId="B58" refString="Sun X, Bedos A, Deharveng L (2018) Unusually low genetic divergence at COI barcode locus between two species of intertidal Thalassaphorura (Collembola: Onychiuridae). PeerJ 6: e 5021. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5021" year="2018">Sun et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EFVAG" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="2522FAE49D34E4268C2EA2B463AD8B4C">
<heading id="631C696E3E1C4DB32D7049BD9426B4DE" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9876EC0C24AF470D428D209D74B511D1">
The species honors Dr. Eduard Handschin (1894–1962), who described the genus 
<taxonomicName id="6384AD9CE01CF8A9E6440E6EA6548D90" authorityName="Handschin" authorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B03FE3FC9DD697417DFA17CA5282A239" italics="true">Mastigoceras</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and its single species, 
<taxonomicName id="B779A80E4E734679576E3950EB2C069F" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="B4830E6693F94ED41948344B981F6F6F" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E4VAG" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="3D0089A372B003E9F95A58A60B9A7244">
<heading id="DA24D1E56182ED6211A772C7AE1B2BFE" reason="title">Distribution and habitat.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="005836E4E24EC9925459EE15891C98F3">
<taxonomicName id="E9BA461D44004B46ABFB3772C83D6E5C" authorityName="Handschin" authorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="36519BF1C3EA1A1A0ABFCFB85783BCD2" italics="true">Mastigoceras</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is only found in 
<collectingCountry id="08846329B959471474301A3103B18089" name="Brazil">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, with previous records from the Amazon and Atlantic forests and the Caatinga biomes (
<bibRefCitation id="4C2824F7912FAC770E63C08F3989F7C8" author="Cassagnau" editor="Deboutteville CD &amp; Rapoport E" firstAuthor="Cassagnau" journalOrPublisher="V. II Études sur la faune du sol, Paris" pagination="127-148" refId="B10" refString="Cassagnau P (1963) Collemboles d’Amerique du Sud, II. Orchesellini, Paronelline, Cyphoderinae. In: Deboutteville CD, Rapoport E (Eds) Biologie de L’Amérique Australe. V. II Études sur la faune du sol, Paris, 127–148." title="Collemboles d’Amerique du Sud, II. Orchesellini, Paronelline, Cyphoderinae." volumeTitle="Biologie de L’Amérique Australe." year="1963">Cassagnau 1963</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="D5825DC473B1EB3FE012A6C66F6196A8" author="Cassagnau and Oliveira" firstAuthor="Cassagnau" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Société d’histoire naturelle d, Toulouse" pagination="27-31" refId="B12" refString="Cassagnau P, Oliveira E (1992) Sur Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, Collembole Orchesellinae d’Amazonie. Bulletin de la Société d’histoire naturelle d, Toulouse 128: 27–31." title="Sur Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, Collembole Orchesellinae d’Amazonie." volume="128" year="1992">Cassagnau and Oliveira 1992</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="ADC6BCCA826379B4D3E4768E8A24AF8E" author="Mendonca" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Mendonca" journalOrPublisher="Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro" pagination="265-274" refId="B44" refString="Mendonça MC, Fernandes LH, Abrantes EA, Queiroz GC, Bernardo AN, Silveira TC (2009) Fauna Colembológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 67: 265–274." title="Fauna Colembológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil." volume="67" year="2009">Mendonça et al. 2009</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="DF0E650917BC79F9144D0C7B822F6BD3" author="Bellini" firstAuthor="Bellini" refId="B5" refString="Bellini BC (2014) Fauna de Collembola (Arthropoda) em áreas úmidas do semiárido. In: Bravo F and Calor A (Eds) Artrópodes do Semiárido, Biodiversidade e Conservação, Feira de Santana, 57–68." year="2014">Bellini 2014</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="C5E274C44178E0024D28FE1FDB8E6609" author="Cipola" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Cipola" refId="B15" refString="Cipola NG, Zequi JAC, Bellini BC (2019) Collembola (Hexapoda). In: Zequi JAC, Orsi ML and Shibatta LS (Eds) Fauna e flora do Parque Estadual Mata São Francisco: norte do Paraná, Londrina, 105–119." year="2019">Cipola et al. 2019</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="CF7B4D0C66C155B3E06CE1F224DDC5AA" author="Zeppelini" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Zeppelini" refId="B66" refString="Zeppelini D, Queiroz GC, Bellini BC, Brito RA, Oliveira JVLC, Lopes BCH, Lima ECA, Ferreira AS, Brito NP (2024) Mastigoceras in Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil. PNUD. http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/18545 [accessed 28 June 2024]" url="http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/18545" year="2024">Zeppelini et al. 2024</bibRefCitation>
). 
<bibRefCitation id="B07F7DA6D1BDAC0552B395CCA33655D8" author="Handschin E" firstAuthor="Handschin's" journalOrPublisher="Neue Beiträge zur Systematischen Insektenkunde, Berlim" pagination="13-26" refId="B22" refString="Handschin E (1924) Neue myrmecophile und termitophile Collembolenformen aus Sud-Amerika. Neue Beiträge zur Systematischen Insektenkunde, Berlim 3: 13–26." title="Neue myrmecophile und termitophile Collembolenformen aus Sud-Amerika." volume="3" year="1924">Handschin’s (1924)</bibRefCitation>
original description does not list the municipality where the type material was sampled, mentioning only “ south of Minas ” (southern region of 
<collectingRegion id="D93FDC6858CD3D2F93CCFCDBAF3D86E1" country="Brazil" name="Minas Gerais">Minas Gerais state</collectingRegion>
). Thus, it is unclear if his specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="FBF68AB3A963D1E765847FB41DE2DC63" authorityName="Handschin" authorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="689A7A0574C02F9D22869337C28917CC" italics="true">Mastigoceras</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were previously sampled from the Cerrado biome. The record of 
<taxonomicName id="7B9C7CD227AD8635F0EDCE1B2BEDA672" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BAC651D4D3857B737001FE383533EC38" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="96972741074A707215E8E1AD82C35777" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
from a transitional zone between the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes represents the second record of the genus from the northeastern region of 
<collectingCountry id="4455A864EC635778989333462814AD2E" name="Brazil">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, with 
<taxonomicName id="ECC8A8B8ED4EB2B9AF41428449FD74A4" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="B713D2978B785869B1A01D3C3AD27F5D" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
having been previously recorded from the state of 
<collectingRegion id="FD6E8E426B83F7D993F00066084F435D" country="Brazil" name="Ceara">Ceará</collectingRegion>
(
<bibRefCitation id="B42C1BA4D62B60C218B584ADC6AFE7AF" author="Bellini" firstAuthor="Bellini" refId="B5" refString="Bellini BC (2014) Fauna de Collembola (Arthropoda) em áreas úmidas do semiárido. In: Bravo F and Calor A (Eds) Artrópodes do Semiárido, Biodiversidade e Conservação, Feira de Santana, 57–68." year="2014">Bellini 2014</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="5ADA3067A2CEAD565570AB8697DBFA53" author="Zeppelini" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Zeppelini" refId="B66" refString="Zeppelini D, Queiroz GC, Bellini BC, Brito RA, Oliveira JVLC, Lopes BCH, Lima ECA, Ferreira AS, Brito NP (2024) Mastigoceras in Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil. PNUD. http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/18545 [accessed 28 June 2024]" url="http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/fauna/faunadobrasil/18545" year="2024">Zeppelini et al. 2024</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F76110283E2FC6B59649D3C6BF46A189">
The new species was found at “ Cachoeira do Urubu-Rei ” (Urubu-Rei waterfall), located in the rural region of Pedro II municipality, 
<collectingRegion id="039AD078B2D8507F694FF233825D3E3C" country="Brazil" name="Piaui">Piauí state</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCountry id="97A0EBF11DABA0A87AC955E0D819AAE7" name="Brazil">Brazil</collectingCountry>
. The region has minimum of 23.1 ° C and maximum temperatures of 29.3 ° C, with a hot and humid tropical rainy climate classified as “ As ” according to the Köppen-Geiger system (
<bibRefCitation id="2B3CF097841CFED7FF98438546E508BA" DOI="10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130" author="Kottek" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Kottek" journalOrPublisher="Meteorologische Zeitschrift" pagination="259-263" refId="B32" refString="Kottek M, Grieser J, Beck C, Rudolf B, Rubel F (2006) World map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 15: 259–263. https://doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130" title="World map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated." volume="15" year="2006">Kottek et al. 2006</bibRefCitation>
). The collection site is located at an altitude of 
<quantity id="E72CC373C02D618C0CC22AB0041D2C74" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.029999999999999" unit="m" value="603.0">603 m</quantity>
above sea level and is covered by riparian forest vegetation following a perennial watercourse, featuring evergreen broadleaf plants, bryophytes, and pteridophytes. Unlike the type material of 
<taxonomicName id="28B890688E6B37B7970DAC6C7365E83C" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="A5FF13DB1DC2C1AC3E71E916DD82A128" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which was sampled from ant nests, specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="9819AA02814FC428D29F68479697FE10" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C9931418C4A1634CCF6CC445066045BC" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EEB66C2928D44722695BDF5A7FBAE572" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
were sampled above the leaf litter using pitfall traps and entomological aspirators (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="DCBA4206C54AE26FC8BE317C86983B79" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Environmental characteristics of Urubu-Rei waterfall and its surroundings, where specimens of Mastigoceras handschini sp. nov. were collected A pitfall traps covered by plastic plates used to collect the specimens from the leaf litter B riparian forest vegetation, with the presence of evergreen broadleaf plants C sampling site, highlighting the rocky floor and vegetation adapted to the site’s humid conditions D view of Urubu-Rei waterfall." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1217.132351.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1164367">8</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="107D0E3A744A45A7FC0A70D1757100BD">
<label id="4D705DD8889EF4345D1BA4E6281C9970">Figure 8.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="758EDBEBF42BCB5FA4365F9A127A7E1F">
Environmental characteristics of Urubu-Rei waterfall and its surroundings, where specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="CAA1A8118F6AEDE4E5D9079C3FFAE706" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="9462E8BD63063F201E5A42D1E31AFA2E" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="F940EC4E3CB96402B3D5D2D7F9FB6B57" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
were collected 
<emphasis id="99EB6861E82DE7CDF94DFDBBA91DAE08" bold="true">A</emphasis>
pitfall traps covered by plastic plates used to collect the specimens from the leaf litter 
<emphasis id="2D91C4231163B6633FF157A6B0CF444D" bold="true">B</emphasis>
riparian forest vegetation, with the presence of evergreen broadleaf plants 
<emphasis id="8C12618A4A62268B28E3C1C7550BEA90" bold="true">C</emphasis>
sampling site, highlighting the rocky floor and vegetation adapted to the site’s humid conditions 
<emphasis id="D9971DA16AE4281156BD5580E6878DF0" bold="true">D</emphasis>
view of Urubu-Rei waterfall.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EL1AG" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="731194D09C199E5EA0BEF3F859A05D8E">
<heading id="6369F0BE372AA621025A411E062FA939" reason="title">Remarks.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="30BDB34E89D6EE5AD43E46B91845A552">
We could revise 
<specimenCount id="8EF287248540B3E8A3267C94B1D2F712" count="1" type="female">one female</specimenCount>
specimen of 
<taxonomicName id="A6395BB0B71D5522383147434578BD0A" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="606FD4D5F2FB2933501C51937D8ED28A" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the southern region of 
<collectingRegion id="56054B9C67601650EAD60CBFD6B698D3" country="Brazil" name="Minas Gerais">Minas Gerais state</collectingRegion>
, Mariana municipality, but the quality of the slide prevented us from redescribing it this time and draw further comparisons between the species. Even so, we could confirm its dorsal macrochaetotaxy is mostly the same of 
<taxonomicName id="06BDBE14DA56F09B34A33D6962980FFC" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="C3B863E03C8239F8591ED9AE21CCAD8D" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="36C15FC8F18986490A52A89644E0B3AA" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, with the exception of the anterior collar on 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EH2AG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II. The morphology of this specimen matches 
<bibRefCitation id="7E97510CA0AC44D33486DAA4C7A35094" DOI="10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" author="Mari-Mutt JA" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Entomological Society of America" pagination="455-459" refId="B39" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1980 a) A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73: 455–459. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" title="A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="73">Mari-Mutt’s 1980 a</bibRefCitation>
observation of 
<taxonomicName id="25AED0C25A4AAE074347F6105FCC8964" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="8D0A2D27AD61E4D6BE573CD5D2A733E9" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, who stated 
<taxonomicName id="F20D09186D42FB5443F547ADFB4DD09C" authorityName="Mari-Mutt, 1980 a sensu Zhang and Deharveng" authorityYear="2015" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="tribe" tribe="Mastigocerini">Mastigocerini</taxonomicName>
has nine or ten 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E62AG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
in the collarette (
<bibRefCitation id="6EDF85DAD3B1B1F48CDE4D5427742F64" DOI="10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" author="Mari-Mutt JA" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Entomological Society of America" pagination="455-459" refId="B39" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1980 a) A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73: 455–459. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" title="A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="73">Mari-Mutt 1980 a</bibRefCitation>
, pg. 457). Our revised specimen has ten anterior 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EH3AG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
on the collar plus 
<emphasis id="DA260DD3E57287F060077E597D445F7D" bold="true">a 2</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="98B02B757D5412C7210BA0022AEA8B25" bold="true">a 5</emphasis>
more posteriorly ¸ totaling 12 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EP3AG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
on 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ET3AG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II 
<emphasis id="A2A5E7FFD707DAC26C33475AF68548C6" bold="true">a</emphasis>
series. We could observe in 
<taxonomicName id="4A0457CF69EAAC9503D7DECBFE333C88" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="4A8311AF47A401C2CD2537D05A98D655" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the distribution of body scales, also present on head (only a few were observed), as noted by 
<bibRefCitation id="599DB79DB6178C5CEDBF662553D81381" author="Mari-Mutt JA" firstAuthor="Mari-Mutt" journalOrPublisher="The Pan-Pacific Entomologist" pagination="43-47" refId="B37" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1978) A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 54: 43–47." title="A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="54" year="1978">Mari-Mutt (1978)</bibRefCitation>
, and on anterior and medial regions of 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI4AG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II (tergum densely covered by scales). Other features which would be useful to compare the species like ventral tube, manubrial plate and trochanteral organ chaetotaxy could not be clearly analyzed due to the slide quality.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C7411102315565F85C54FB08D3386AAC">
<taxonomicName id="D1569F3F8DDF985C34394412B92D639D" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="28FC1C3D68084637EA4009498D6ADEE7" italics="true">Mastigoceras handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="F3FB851B866EC19644701887C83F83A7" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is remarkably similar to 
<taxonomicName id="B1852ED9E767E1597110139ED8844145" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="5DA8367CB5BC66B9EB2C505716295E5E" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in color pattern, size of antennae and overall chaetotaxy. However, it differs from the latter species especially by: scales absent on dorsal head, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EE5AG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II anterior and medial regions, and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI5AG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV (vs. present in 
<taxonomicName id="B93785E2748CDA4ABCEE87B6606F29D2" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="7EFC28BFE6842E880A6E5E85124EBEEA" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EX5AG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II 
<emphasis id="A0870D23592A2E5CA2A9489DA42E2DDC" bold="true">a</emphasis>
series with 17 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E45AG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
, including the collar (up to 
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<taxonomicName id="FA869CF53EE1BDB2DEA603603725D3B8" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="0E8AD13526AD0988525EC4EF2AE07275" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EM6AG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV with a finger-shaped 
<emphasis id="CEEB221E3CE0F3E7DB315249F9727942" bold="true">T 3</emphasis>
(absent in 
<taxonomicName id="4EFEEC8CF615DD90260F7F7C4D318F75" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="3FBDEF05FA813E00DB41501D26D5031D" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E46AG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. VI not papillate in males (vs. with an apical papilla in 
<taxonomicName id="39AD420508ADE64CE3442CE70A110A23" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="CD619A835B75B6061FDF130EC6BA3E2F" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Details on 
<taxonomicName id="4DB3D311740A71428FCB90F4D709DBC8">
<emphasis id="4949C1FAAD97984457A935E837859255" italics="true">Mastigoceras</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
comparative morphology and their distribution are summarized in Table 
<tableCitation id="AC33C2D083BF3CCF2BBF62F535FB71DD" captionStart="Table 1" captionStartId="T1" captionText="Table 1. Comparison between Mastigoceras species." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/9FE613ABAA4DDF37B170075B6BB32D3A" tableUuid="9FE613ABAA4DDF37B170075B6BB32D3A">1</tableCitation>
. For further discussion on the genus and tribe morphology, see the next section.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="50261F043D45E8D36D4E2FFCC1839921">
<label id="CC75D18350C3609720F29FC2823A558D">Table 1.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="CB3963E3C1135A03155F5E71F2C426EE">
Comparison between 
<taxonomicName id="A3C77F5C3574E63B083CE2977E9B0D61" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="531D8F7A24C51F85F86ABA2E1E89DD9B" italics="true">Mastigoceras</emphasis>
species.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="CC09AC1584DA4E1FB02A0709AB08C18E">
<table id="TID0ELDAI" rules="all">
<tbody id="311E3CDA6BCACB81F19A86D8E869305E">
<tr id="1100EAF76EA6B579BEB174A7D0D6164C">
<th id="8F75C727139995F331429F68BD570BBE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Species / Features</th>
<th id="9B8D142F60F4D96ED6BA6549BD38C51A" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="5B11F622D4E4F6798F708E5992A5FBD2" baseAuthorityName="Handschin" baseAuthorityYear="1924" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="camponoti">
<emphasis id="94D266500298E21A887B8F047E21733B" italics="true">M. camponoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<superScript id="9CC7A6676615DC573660B035ABB26871">1–5</superScript>
</th>
<th id="3402CDA131ADE8489110E613A0F5689C" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName id="1D66D4D32C858469BA2F1BD109EBAE78" authorityName="Rodrigues, Souza &amp; Bellini" authorityYear="2024" class="Collembola" family="Orchesellidae" genus="Mastigoceras" kingdom="Animalia" order="Entomobryomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="handschini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="1D19C416B8CA15913D0D06B996BB4656" italics="true">M. handschini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6E8CB1EC50EB01BA1B1485145FCBF264" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<superScript id="2FE0854B16F556EFC8788D24FBFBC7F1">5</superScript>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="259E13FF143EC173614A852FA9EB32E7">
<td id="20C02D5D16FBD9D1F6776C3937882F93" colspan="3" rowspan="1">Head</td>
</tr>
<tr id="2DC9BB4A1B6A9A1FBD8679427FDDBE1D">
<td id="45FB9F4EA1ED5C1A28C73CE94282BFC9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Dorsal scales</td>
<td id="1AB346136D1E4020800392E855D5C3CE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
present 
<superScript id="031F3CEB193EB1F2BC5FC3A43A2E4EF1">2, 5</superScript>
</td>
<td id="C2C90B6779C2648893CFD0BABABF7188" colspan="1" rowspan="1">absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="EDC3AF1F99C8DAC684805C28FF535628">
<td id="04C003573EEB2458EF67A4E676E921EC" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
Sutural cephalic 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFDBG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
</td>
<td id="47F022B90BDBF1FAC86B37527B071BBB" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
0 
<superScript id="4217C88924BAD85D7276F2E5035167C0">4</superScript>
, 1 
<superScript id="005D9F1530C69DF835DBAE7CBDD97709">5</superScript>
or 2 
<superScript id="7E3503C0EC6774A9B0CA02D14527C170">2</superScript>
</td>
<td id="9EF8783E6DB0D3BA4CA67F6E1CAAE1F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AD9211BA08B94A498C239AB5FEAF65A4">
<td id="0351466D9D096993D63F7ABF56AA6F88" colspan="3" rowspan="1">Trunk</td>
</tr>
<tr id="BE138A08D61821E8EFAB072BC31480D1">
<td id="C1AB25E634065785B8E5B4D179495823" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E4DBG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II anterior and medial scales
</td>
<td id="0E352454BF7B271EA4B28DBBAD5E805F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
present 
<superScript id="F67DC77950E97DEE67F93FE75C9D48F8">5</superScript>
</td>
<td id="71D680CFAA77DC559BE92C081E4100D9" colspan="1" rowspan="1">absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0FE9BB690D736182E29ACE4B2C9CF8AB">
<td id="D4A362162D60EA81283F6A3418B41F9D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOEBG" xlink_title="thoracic segment(s)">Th</abbrev>
. II 
<emphasis id="86AD8517CE8B1108F4F866E8A77F59C0" bold="true">a</emphasis>
series 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EUEBG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
</td>
<td id="F2F3F632C661D6FAD744132ED5710399" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
11–12 
<superScript id="4A7E713217AAFE18EC2E1A16D6D1D23A">3, 5</superScript>
</td>
<td id="022092C6B4FC6C811FDF87F53FBC75E1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">17</td>
</tr>
<tr id="84923F4F8D837BB13ACF976D6B4F513F">
<td id="7D308594D8B538AC553F6F48AA9ADCC2" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EEFBG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. III internal 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIFBG" xlink_title="macrochaeta(e)">mac</abbrev>
</td>
<td id="CE30D96F0B93D49160334B3A359B2A11" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
1 
<superScript id="EFB42D5B11B6844809FAAF7C97096F58">1, 5</superScript>
, 2 
<superScript id="AB732629ADDF3F523149AE38AA4D0428">2, 4</superScript>
</td>
<td id="64240D89524020204A91E5D2897E78DE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8F968755B4163CB70337E94AEECB3CCD">
<td id="80466085B905F81E53F3AB415780EB24" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1FBG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV finger-shaped 
<emphasis id="B13FEB7F1AD12BEE7E2D66F144A91DFE" bold="true">T 3</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="098407462907E1530100D54624201FC1" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
absent 
<superScript id="549F5D0B2D9E388146DB42F504CF5AE1">4, 5</superScript>
</td>
<td id="BA381F81C2A025B12FF1418E97D64824" colspan="1" rowspan="1">present</td>
</tr>
<tr id="84A652DE679FF183C5D0B1F83B4DA738">
<td id="66A7D914B741BDB62C49B97597D42F30" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMGBG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. IV scales
</td>
<td id="731B7F25F98294EECC25BD5E0234A416" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
present 
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</td>
<td id="B7D75DB9B568D1696F0C9A36CB4AF3EF" colspan="1" rowspan="1">absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="BF8736A3C46CEB4C556E8529E400CEDA">
<td id="44961F3917F0D9CCD81147853E04887D" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E4GBG" xlink_title="abdominal segment(s)">Abd</abbrev>
. VI male apical papilla
</td>
<td id="0A5F7C3598DECC17DC178462AC8D0FFE" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
present 
<superScript id="B9CB278549DD144FCB7BD9A390EF3373">4</superScript>
</td>
<td id="E035E5D86D3F699267066B2FE8AB0224" colspan="1" rowspan="1">absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AA6394BECD298DB25B471859B3CA9629">
<td id="8C5BADF454293330BD4C8DC4C358483F" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Distribution in Brazil (states)</td>
<td id="50612BCDD9D72CF90B6145C614427354" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Minas Gerais *, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Amazonas, Ceará, Pará **</td>
<td id="A4D466AEB986D5968557C68D918610FA" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Piauí</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B8550A39C09A9F63EFE949E9ADA072DF">
<tableNote id="4EC515D8F69F52E45DD4475122C3876F">
Legends: ‘ * ’ type locality; ‘ ** ’ originally written as “ Pava ” (see 
<bibRefCitation id="9C129D86EE0BF5928000E3B502C64E8B" author="Mari-Mutt" firstAuthor="Mari-Mutt" journalOrPublisher="The Pan-Pacific Entomologist" pagination="43-47" refId="B37" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1978) A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 54: 43–47." title="A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="54" year="1978">Mari-Mutt 1978</bibRefCitation>
, pg. 44), but likely 
<collectingRegion id="0C458219DB477E4A9FAB30FA21D22203" country="Brazil" name="Para">Pará state</collectingRegion>
. Data based on: 
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<bibRefCitation id="51515969CEF41C84983FE4014567C658" author="Cassagnau" editor="Deboutteville CD &amp; Rapoport E" firstAuthor="Cassagnau" journalOrPublisher="V. II Études sur la faune du sol, Paris" pagination="127-148" refId="B10" refString="Cassagnau P (1963) Collemboles d’Amerique du Sud, II. Orchesellini, Paronelline, Cyphoderinae. In: Deboutteville CD, Rapoport E (Eds) Biologie de L’Amérique Australe. V. II Études sur la faune du sol, Paris, 127–148." title="Collemboles d’Amerique du Sud, II. Orchesellini, Paronelline, Cyphoderinae." volumeTitle="Biologie de L’Amérique Australe." year="1963">Cassagnau 1963</bibRefCitation>
; 
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<bibRefCitation id="7944BED9AA5672792D45C8509C03635A" author="Mari-Mutt" firstAuthor="Mari-Mutt" journalOrPublisher="The Pan-Pacific Entomologist" pagination="43-47" refId="B37" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1978) A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 54: 43–47." title="A Review of the Genus Mastigoceras with remarks on its Systematic Position (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="54" year="1978">Mari-Mutt 1978</bibRefCitation>
; 
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<bibRefCitation id="29176D56E4887E37F7E5ADE995061327" DOI="10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" author="Mari-Mutt JA" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Entomological Society of America" pagination="455-459" refId="B39" refString="Mari-Mutt JA (1980 a) A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 73: 455–459. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/73.4.455" title="A Classification of the Orchesellinae with a Key to Tribes, Genera and Subgenera (Collembola: Entomobryidae)." volume="73">Mari-Mutt 1980 a</bibRefCitation>
; 
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<bibRefCitation id="AB7057AD25113F850B212E9A6CF405BA" author="Cassagnau and Oliveira" firstAuthor="Cassagnau" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Société d’histoire naturelle d, Toulouse" pagination="27-31" refId="B12" refString="Cassagnau P, Oliveira E (1992) Sur Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, Collembole Orchesellinae d’Amazonie. Bulletin de la Société d’histoire naturelle d, Toulouse 128: 27–31." title="Sur Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, Collembole Orchesellinae d’Amazonie." volume="128" year="1992">Cassagnau and Oliveira 1992</bibRefCitation>
; 
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this study.
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</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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