A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus

Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, the sole member of its genus and the Mastigocerini tribe, exhibits unusual dorsal chaetotaxy compared to other Orchesellidae. This includes a reduction in dorsal macrochaetotaxy and a secondary covering of fusiform scales intermixed with ciliate microchaetae. Despit...

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Main Authors: Iandra Vitória Bezerra Rodrigues, Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza, Rudy Camilo Nunes, Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro, Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
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author Iandra Vitória Bezerra Rodrigues
Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza
Rudy Camilo Nunes
Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro
Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
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Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza
Rudy Camilo Nunes
Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro
Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
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description Mastigoceras camponoti Handschin, the sole member of its genus and the Mastigocerini tribe, exhibits unusual dorsal chaetotaxy compared to other Orchesellidae. This includes a reduction in dorsal macrochaetotaxy and a secondary covering of fusiform scales intermixed with ciliate microchaetae. Despite three redescriptions, Mastigoceras chaetotaxy remains poorly understood, with no data on tergal sensilla patterns or dorsal macrochaetae homology. Here, the genus is revisited by describing a new Brazilian species a century after the original description of M. camponoti, based on morphological depiction combined with the use of DNA barcoding, Mastigoceras handschini Rodrigues, Souza & Bellini, sp. nov. The two species are differentiated by a few and unusual aspects of the dorsal chaetotaxy, especially scales distribution, and may be considered as pseudocryptic taxa. Our study of tergal sensilla formula, scales morphology, and distribution in Mastigoceras reveals no clear morphological support for placing Mastigocerini within Heteromurinae.
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spelling doaj-art-8fe413968c5f4f4eae43198fe473c4682025-08-20T01:47:25ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702024-10-0112177910010.3897/zookeys.1217.132351132351A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genusIandra Vitória Bezerra Rodrigues0Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza1Rudy Camilo Nunes2Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro3Bruno Cavalcante Bellini4Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteFederal University of ParaíbaFederal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of PiauiShanghai Natural History MuseumFederal University of Rio Grande do NorteMastigoceras camponoti Handschin, the sole member of its genus and the Mastigocerini tribe, exhibits unusual dorsal chaetotaxy compared to other Orchesellidae. This includes a reduction in dorsal macrochaetotaxy and a secondary covering of fusiform scales intermixed with ciliate microchaetae. Despite three redescriptions, Mastigoceras chaetotaxy remains poorly understood, with no data on tergal sensilla patterns or dorsal macrochaetae homology. Here, the genus is revisited by describing a new Brazilian species a century after the original description of M. camponoti, based on morphological depiction combined with the use of DNA barcoding, Mastigoceras handschini Rodrigues, Souza & Bellini, sp. nov. The two species are differentiated by a few and unusual aspects of the dorsal chaetotaxy, especially scales distribution, and may be considered as pseudocryptic taxa. Our study of tergal sensilla formula, scales morphology, and distribution in Mastigoceras reveals no clear morphological support for placing Mastigocerini within Heteromurinae.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/132351/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Iandra Vitória Bezerra Rodrigues
Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza
Rudy Camilo Nunes
Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro
Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
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title A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
title_full A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
title_fullStr A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
title_full_unstemmed A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
title_short A century later: a new species of Mastigoceras Handschin, 1924 (Collembola, Orchesellidae), with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
title_sort century later a new species of mastigoceras handschin 1924 collembola orchesellidae with morphological and systematic updates on the genus
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/132351/download/pdf/
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