The Mexican cavernicolous Pseudosinella (Collembola: Entomobryidae) with description of a new species

By

Palacios-Vargas, J. G. (José Guadalupe)
Mejía Recamier, Blanca

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

8

Pages

49-56

Subjects

Cave fauna , identifi cation key , Mexico , new taxa , Pseudosinella

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.8.1231

 

Abstract

A compilation of the information on the genus Pseudosinella from Mexican caves was undertaken and one new species from Puebla State is described and illustrated: P. rochezi, sp. nov. It is similar to P. bonita Christiansen, 1973 and displays typical troglomorphic characters. An identifi cation key for all Mexican cave species of the genus is presented.