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| Alloscopus arborealis Alviola, Lucañas, Lit, Soto-Adames & Jantarit, 2024 |
Abstract
A new species of Alloscopus Börner, 1906 (Orchesellidae: Heteromurinae), A. arborealis sp. nov., is herein described from Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines. The new species is distinct from its blind congeners by the combination of: 7+7 macrochaetae on head ‘An’ series and 1+1 on ‘M’ series; 13+13 macrochaetae on thorax II (vs. 9–12) and 7+7 central on thorax III (vs. 6+6); absence of the microsensilla on abdomen I; abdomen IV with four sensilla (vs. three); and ventral tube with a small number of chaetae on its posterior face (4–5 vs. 11–23) and lateral flap (7 vs. 9–16). The complete body chaetotaxic pattern of the new species and a revised key to the world fauna of Alloscopus are also provided.
Collembola, chaetotaxy, Luzon Island, springtails, taxonomy
Alloscopus arborealis sp. nov.
Marnelli S. Alviola, Cristian C. Lucañas, Ireneo L. Lit Jr., Felipe N. Soto-Adames and Sopark Jantarit. 2024. A New canopy-dwelling Species of the Genus Alloscopus Börner (Collembola: Orchesellidae: Heteromurinae) from Mt. Makiling, Philippines. Zootaxa. 5405(2); 281-295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5405.2.8
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