Publications by authors named "Paolla G C de Souza"
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- Handschin is the only member of its genus and tribe, characterized by unique dorsal chaetotaxy features, including fewer macrochaetae and a mix of fusiform scales and microchaetae.
- Despite previous studies, there is still limited understanding of chaetotaxy, particularly regarding tergal sensilla patterns and dorsal macrochaetae.
- A new Brazilian species is introduced, highlighting distinct differences in dorsal chaetotaxy compared to previously described species, but the study finds no strong evidence to classify Mastigocerini within Heteromurinae.
Here, we describe the highly troglomorphic gen. nov. from Água Clara cave system, Caatinga domain, Bahia, Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Australian Orchesellidae includes only 11 nominal species in four genera: Australotomurus Stach, 1947, Alloscopus Brner, 1906, Heteromurus Wankel, 1860, and Falcomurus Mandal, 2018. Here we describe Dicranocentrus dolosus sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMandal is currently a monotypic genus of Heteromurinae described from India in 2018. Its key characters are the first antennal segment subdivided, the second undivided and the third annulated; the first abdominal segment lacking macrochaetae; and the presence of a sinuous modified macrochaeta on the proximal dens. Some details of its morphology were recently put in doubt, and so its genus status and affinities remain uncertain.
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