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Issue: Vol. 2208 No. 1: 25 Aug. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-08-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2208.1.4
Page range: 51–57
Abstract views: 82
PDF downloaded: 1

Superodontella gladiator, a new species of the family Odontellidae (Collembola: Poduromorpha) from Nepal with extremely elongated mouthparts

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, UMR CNRS 7205, CP-50, 45, rue Buffon, Paris 005, France
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, UMR CNRS 7205, CP-50, 45, rue Buffon, Paris 005, France
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, UMR CNRS 7205, CP-50, 45, rue Buffon, Paris 005, France
Collembola taxonomy springtails morphology chaetotaxy buccal cone

Abstract

Superodontella gladiator, a new Odontellidae species from Nepal, is described with emphasis on its extremely elongated mouthparts, which are unique in the family.

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