A new species of Acherontides (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from Brazil, with an identification key.

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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..

Published: June 2019

A second species of Acherontides from Brazil is described. Acherontides serrasapoensis sp. nov. has two ocular area chaetae, tenaculum with 3+3, two clavate tenent hairs, and anal spines about 1/3 the length of unguis III. A comparative table is presented and an identification key for the species of Acherontides.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.9DOI Listing

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