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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/132351/download/pdf/
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