97(4), 1733-1744, (1 December 2014)https://doi.org/10.1653/024.097.0449
KEYWORDS: taxonomy, Atlantic forest, neotropical Collembola, cave and litter fauna, globular Springtails, Taxonomía, Bosque Tropical Atlántico, Collembola neotropicales, Collembola de cuevas y hojarasca, colémbolos globulares, taxonomia, Floresta Atlântica, Collembola neotropicais, Collembola de cavernas e folhiço, colêmbolos globulares
Two new species of springtails (Symphypleona: Sminthuridae), Pararrhopalites sideroicus sp. nov. and Pararrhopalites palaciosi sp. nov. are described. The species come from very different environments, the first is a cave dweller in iron caves and the other comes from tropical Atlantic forest leaf litter. They were found only from type localities, in Southeastern and Northeastern Brazil respectively. An identification key is provided for all members of the genus.