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Issue: Vol. 4648 No. 1: 29 Jul. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-07-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.9
Page range: 165–177
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New species of the genus Megalothorax Willem, 1900 (Collembola: Neelipleona) from a superficial subterranean habitat at Dobšinská Ice Cave, Slovakia

State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, Slovak Caves Administration, Železničná 31, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovak Republic.
Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of P. J. Šafárik, Šrobárova 2, 04154 Košice, Slovak Republic.
Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of P. J. Šafárik, Šrobárova 2, 04154 Košice, Slovak Republic.
Collembola Western Carpathians MSS taxonomy troglophile identification key

Abstract

New species of Megalothorax Willem, 1900 from Dobšinská Ice Cave, Slovakia, M. dobsinensis sp. n., is described and illustrated. New species inhabits a cold habitat along an inversed temperature gradient at the cave entrance. M. dobsinensis sp. n. differs from other species of the genus by the lack of chaeta X on Ant. IV and by T-shaped inner chaetae of thoracic and abdominal sensory fields. Only two other species, M. tuberculatus Deharveng & Beruete, 1993 and M. sanctistephani Christian, 1998 lack chaeta X on Ant. IV. M. dobsinensis sp. n. differs from both species by chaetotaxy of antennae and abdomen. Summary tables of antennae and legs chaetotaxy and dichotomous identification key for species with smooth mucro are provided.

 

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