Collembola Poduromorpha from Guelma Province (Northeastern Algeria), with description of a new Superodontella species (Collembola: Odontellidae)

Ten Poduromorpha species have been found in the Taya Region, three of which are new for Algeria: Hypogastrura vernalis (Carl, 1901), Xenylla brevisimilis mediterranea Gama, 1964 and Superodontella tayaensis sp. nov. The new species is morphologically closest to S. subalpina Arbea, 1990, with three s...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3709; p. 177
Main Authors Arbea, Javier I, Brahim-Bounab, Hayette, Kroua, Salah Hamra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 04.09.2013
Subjects
Algeria
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Arthropods - anatomy & histology
Arthropods - classification
Arthropods - growth & development
Body Size
Female
Male
Organ Size
Algeria
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Summary:Ten Poduromorpha species have been found in the Taya Region, three of which are new for Algeria: Hypogastrura vernalis (Carl, 1901), Xenylla brevisimilis mediterranea Gama, 1964 and Superodontella tayaensis sp. nov. The new species is morphologically closest to S. subalpina Arbea, 1990, with three subequal dental chaetae. They differ in the number of tibiotarsal chaetae and the sensilar chaetotaxy of Ant IV.
ISSN:1175-5326
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.5