New species of Brachystomellidae and characterization of Micronella porcus (Denis, 1933) from Brazil

Authors: Queiroz, Gabriel Country: Brazil DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.316.4869 Published: Jan. 1, 2013 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: taxonomy · Topics: Study of Mite Species, Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Three new species of Brachystomellidae from high altitude fields of southeast Brazil are described and illustrated and additions made to the description of Micronella porcus (Denis, 1933). The new species are Neorganella rotundatae sp. n., the second for the genus, Micronella itacaman sp. n. and M. longisensilla sp. n. Diagnosis of the genera have been extended. An identification key to the genus Micronella Arlé, 1959 is provided.

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