A new species of Troglobius (Collembola, Paronellidae, Cyphoderinae) from a Brazilian iron cave

Douglas Zeppelini, Diego Silva, José Palacios Vargas
2014 Subterranean Biology  
Citation: Zeppelini D, da Silva DD, Palacios-Vargas JG (2014) A new species of Troglobius (Collembola, Paronellidae, Cyphoderinae) from a Brazilian iron cave. Subterranean Biology 14: 1-13. Abstract The genus Troglobius (Collembola: Paronellidae: Cyphoderinae) is known only from the Southern Hemisphere, the two species found so far were described from caves in Madagascar and Brazil. In this paper we describe a new Brazilian species and complement the descriptions of the previously known
more » ... The new species is a troglomorph and was collected in a single cave, in iron formations in the state of Minas Gerais. Brazil. The original diagnosis of the genus is supplemented with new characters based on observations of the new species.
doi:10.3897/subtbiol.14.7355 fatcat:dpfe3kgpfrhi3e63amloba2l54