Smooth post-labial chaetae in Homidia (Collembola, Entomobryidae) and the description of four new species from China with the aid of DNA barcoding

By

Zhou, Rong
Huang, Ling
Ma, Yi-Tong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1213

Pages

41--73

Subjects

chaetotaxy , COI , DNA sequences , Guangxi , Springtails , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.123839

 

Abstract

Four new species of Homidia are described from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Homidia longiantennasp. nov. is characterised by its long antenna and slightly expanded post-labial chaetae; H. guangxiensissp. nov. by the presence of smooth chaetae on the post-labium and posterior face of the ventral tube; H. huapingensissp. nov. by the presence of smooth post-labial chaetae and pointed tenent hairs; and H. oligosetasp. nov. by the pointed tenent hairs and fewer macrochaetae on Abdomen IV. Additions to the original description of Homidia acutus Jing & Ma, 2022 are also provided.