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Issue: Vol. 3509 No. 1: 8 Oct. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-10-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3509.1.4
Page range: 69–76
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 1

Review of Paracerella Imadate (Protura: Acerentomidae, Nipponentominae) with identification key and description of a new species

Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland, and State Museum of Natural History, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Teatral’na St. 18, UA 79008 L’viv, Ukraine
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Kraków, Poland present address: Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
Protura chaetotaxy porotaxy key new species California

Abstract

Paracerella americana Imadate is redescribed based on the type material. The original description is corrected and supplemented with new characters, including head chaetotaxy, seta length, porotaxy and shape of the male squama genitalis. Paracerella monterey sp. nov. is described from specimens that were originally part of the "Paracerella americana type series". Paracerella americana is characterized by presence of seta P1a on tergites I-VI and absence of seta on tergite VII, presence of 4 P-setae on sternite I, and concave hind margin of the comb on tergite VIII. Paracerella monterey sp. nov. is characterized by absence of seta P1a on tergites I-VII, presence of 2 P-setae on sternite I, and straight hind margin of the comb. A key to Paracerella species is provided.

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