A new species of Pronura (Neanuridae: Paleonurini) from the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico with a key to American poorly tuberculated Paleonurini

Claudia M. Ospina-Sanchez; Jose G. Palacios-Vargas; Grizelle Gonzalez

doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4996.3.10

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A new species of Pronura (Neanuridae: Paleonurini) from the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico with a key to American poorly tuberculated Paleonurini

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Authors:

Claudia M. Ospina-Sanchez, Jose G. Palacios-Vargas, Grizelle Gonzalez

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4996.3.10

Source:

Zootaxa

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Abstract

A new species of Pronura from the Luquillo Experimental Forest on Northeastern Puerto Rico is described and illustrated.Pronura yunquensis sp. nov. differs from other Neotropical Pronura in the absence of eyes and can be separated fromother species of the genus by the presence of a head tubercle (De), the displacement of Di1 in Abd IV and the fusedtubercles De+DL in Abd V. A key for identification to American species of Paramanura, Pronura and Paleonura isincluded.

Keywords

Collembola, chaetotaxy, Greater Antilles, Luquillo Experimental Forest, subtropical forest, taxonomy

Citation

Ospina-Sanchez, Claudia M.; Palacios-Vargas, Jose G.; Gonzalez, Grizelle. 2021. A new species of Pronura (Neanuridae: Paleonurini) from the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico with a key to American poorly tuberculated Paleonurini. Zootaxa. 4996(3): 581-590. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4996.3.10.