Abstract

PALACIOS-VARGAS, José G.  and  VAZQUEZ, Magdalena. A new Mexican species of Paraxenylla (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from marine littoral sand of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2018, vol.89, n.4, pp.1054-1059. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.4.2563.

The new species Paraxenylla mahahualana sp. nov. from Quintana Roo is described, it is similar to P. cubana, and shares the presence of ventral tube with 1 + 1 seta but differs in having tibiotarsi with 5 tenent hairs and 5 cylindrical sensilla on antennal segment IV and 3 + 3 tenacular teeth. A key for the 10 species known in the genus is also given.

Keywords : Arenicolous; Springtail; Taxonomy, Mexican Caribbean.

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