Two new species of Pararrhopalites (Collembola: Symphypleona: Sminthuridae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Douglas Zeppelini Laboratório de Sistemática de Collembola e Conservação, Depto. Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba campus V, João Pessoa, PB (Brasil) Associação Guajiru-Ciência-Educação-Meio Ambiente (Non-profit;Federal Inscription # 05.117.699.000.198), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, Scientific Board
  • Roniere A. Brito Laboratório de Sistemática de Collembola e Conservação, Depto. Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba campus V, João Pessoa, PB (Brasil)

Keywords:

taxonomy, Atlantic Forest, Neotropical Collembola, cave and litter fauna, globular springtails

Abstract

Two new species of springtails (Symphypleona: Sminthuridae), Pararrhopalites sideroicus sp. nov. and Pararrhopalites palaciosi sp. nov. are described. The species come from very different environments, the first is a cave dweller in iron caves and the other comes from tropical Atlantic forest leaf litter. They were found only from type localities, in southeastern and northeastern Brazil respectively. An identification key is provided for all members of the genus.

 

Se describen dos nuevas especies de colémbolos (Symphypleona: Sminthuridae), Pararrhopalites sideroicus sp. nov. y Pararrhopalites palaciosi sp. nov. Ellas provienen de ambientes muy distintos, la primera vive en cuevas de hierro, y la otra en hojarasca de bosque tropical atlántico. Las especies sólo son conocidas de las localidades tipo, en el Sureste y Noreste de Brasil, respectivamente. Se presenta una clave para la identificación de todos los miembros del género.

 

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Vol. 97, No. 4 (December 2014)

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Research Papers

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