A new species of Dicranocentrus (Collembola,Entomobryidae) from China with comments on the systematic position of the genus |
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| Authors: | Guo-Liang Xu Feng Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | 1.School of Geographical Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China ;2.Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China |
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| Abstract: | Dicranocentrus liuae
sp. n. is described from the northern subtropical region of China. The new species is most similar to D. wangi Ma & Chen, 2007, but differs from it in the relatively shorter Ant. V, the 1+1 central macrochaetae on Abd. III, the number of chaetae on tenaculum, and the absence of dental spines. The systematic position of Dicranocentrus is also discussed. Present evidence, particularly S-chaetotaxy, indicates that the genus is closer to Heteromurus than to the unscaled species of Orchesella and Orchesellides. |
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| Keywords: | D. liuae sp. n. chaetotaxy Orchesellinae Heteromurus |
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