We summarize the distribution and habitat of Brazilian Archisotoma species, a taxonomic key for all species of the genus is given and a new species is described from intertidal sand of the Biologial Reserve Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Archisotoma jariani sp. nov. belongs to the besselsi group, recognized by small size, tibiotarsus III with stiff outer spur, maxillary head with thin simple capitulum, 3-2 pairs of trichobothria on abdominal segment VI. This is the first species of Collembola recorded from Atol das Rocas.
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Zootaxa
January 2019
Laboratório de Sistemática de Collembola e Conservação-Coleção de Referência de Fauna de Solo-Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas-Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. 58070-450, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. Laboratório de Apterygotologia-Departamento de Entomologia-Museu Nacional -Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil..
We summarize the distribution and habitat of Brazilian Archisotoma species, a taxonomic key for all species of the genus is given and a new species is described from intertidal sand of the Biologial Reserve Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Archisotoma jariani sp. nov.
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