TY - JOUR
T1 - A new species of Metacoelura (Collembola: Paronellidae) from Australia, and redescription of Metacoelura articulata
AU - Ma, Yitong
AU - Zhao, Chun
AU - Greenslade, Penelope
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Magnolia Press.
PY - 2016/4/22
Y1 - 2016/4/22
N2 - The genus Metacoelura Salmon, 1951 is unusual as it possesses some characters typical of the family Entomobryidae and others of the Paronellidae. Three species and subspecies have been described, all from Australasian tropical regions. Me-tacoelura articulata is redescribed and a new species, Metacoelura majeri sp. nov., is described based on material collec-ted in Australia. A key to species of the genus is provided.
AB - The genus Metacoelura Salmon, 1951 is unusual as it possesses some characters typical of the family Entomobryidae and others of the Paronellidae. Three species and subspecies have been described, all from Australasian tropical regions. Me-tacoelura articulata is redescribed and a new species, Metacoelura majeri sp. nov., is described based on material collec-ted in Australia. A key to species of the genus is provided.
KW - Chaetotaxy
KW - Key to species
KW - M. articulata semicolor
KW - Metacoeluramajeri sp. nov.
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U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.4.6
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.4.6
M3 - Article
SN - 1175-5326
VL - 4105
SP - 381
EP - 388
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 4
ER -