A new diagnosis of Americanura Cassagnau, 1983 is done and a discussion on the genus' morphology is presented. A new species of the genus, from Chiapas State, Mexico, is described and illustrated; it is characterized by the fusion and reduction of the antenno-frontal tubercle and the highest reduction of its setae. A complement to the description of A. mexicana Cassagnau, 1983 is done including the morphological variation.
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31 March 2017
On the genus Americanura Cassagnau, 1983 (Collembola: Neanuridae: Sensillanurini) with description of a new Mexican species and complement to the description of A. mexicana Cassagnau, 1983
Ángela Arango,
Fernando Villagomez,
José G. Palacios-Vargas
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Zoosystema
Vol. 39 • No. 1
March 2017
Vol. 39 • No. 1
March 2017
Antenno-frontal tubercle
espèce nouvelle
intraspecific variation
México
Mexique
new species
setae reduction