Two new species, Sensillonychiurus pseudogeminus sp. nov. and Sensillonychiurus zhuajiensis sp. nov., are reported from Heilongjiang Province, China. S. pseudogeminus sp. nov. is very similar to the S. geminus Pomorski & Sveenkova 2006, but it can recognized by shorter unguiculus, longer anal spines and presence of sternal parapseudocelli on Abd. II and Abd. IV instead of pseudocelli. Sensillonychiurus zhuajiensis sp. nov. can easily be distinguished from other known congeners by its peculiar dorsal pso formula (32/144/44453).
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1 December 2014
New Species of Sensillonychiurus (Collembola: Onychiuridae: Onychiurinae) in Heilongjiang Province, China
Xin Sun,
Donghui Wu
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 97 • No. 4
December 2014
Vol. 97 • No. 4
December 2014
Sensillonychiurus pseudogeminus sp. nov.; Collembola
Sensillonychiurus pseudogeminussp. nov., Collembola
Sensillonychiurus zhuajiensis sp. nov.
Sensillonychiurus zhuajiensissp. nov.
Taxonomía
taxonomy
Thalassaphorurini