A new species and first record of the genus Triacanthella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Poduromorpha, Hypogastruridae) for Africa

By

Janion, Charlene
Haese, Cyrille A. d'
Deharveng, Louis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

163

Pages

57-68

Subjects

cave , gondwanian relict , Guano , South Africa , Western Cape

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.163.2298

 

Abstract

The first species of the genus Triacanthella to be recorded from Africa is described. Triacanthella madiba sp. n. belongs to the Southern Hemisphere group of the genus. It is morphologically closely related to T. vogeli Weiner & Najt, 1997 from Chile, and appears to be a gondwanian relict. The new species is also the first Triacanthella recorded from a guano habitat.