New species of Brachystomellidae and characterization of Micronella porcus (Denis, 1933) from Brazil

By

Queiroz, Gabriel
Mendonça, Maria Cleide de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

316

Pages

81-98

Subjects

Biodiversity , chaetotaxy , Neorganella , Neotropic , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.316.4869

 

Abstract

Three new species of Brachystomellidae from high altitude fields of southeast Brazil are described and illustrated and additions made to the description of Micronella porcus (Denis, 1933). The new species are Neorganella rotundatae sp. n., the second for the genus, Micronella itacaman sp. n. and M. longisensilla sp. n. Diagnosis of the genera have been extended. An identification key to the genus Micronella Arlé, 1959 is provided.