A new species and first record of the genus Triacanthella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Poduromorpha, Hypogastruridae) for Africa

The first species of the genus Triacanthella to be recorded from Africa is described. Triacanthella madibasp. n. belongs to the Southern Hemisphere group of the genus. It is morphologically closely related to Triacanthella vogeli Weiner & Najt, 1997 from Chile, and appears to be a gondwanian rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	ZooKeys 2012-01, Vol.163 (163), p.57-68
Hauptverfasser:	Janion, Charlene, D'Haese, Cyrille A, Deharveng, Louis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa animal manures cave Chile gondwanian relict Guano habitats Hypogastruridae New records New species Physical characteristics South Africa Triacanthella Western Cape Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	The first species of the genus Triacanthella to be recorded from Africa is described. Triacanthella madibasp. n. belongs to the Southern Hemisphere group of the genus. It is morphologically closely related to Triacanthella vogeli Weiner & Najt, 1997 from Chile, and appears to be a gondwanian relict. The new species is also the first Triacanthella recorded from a guano habitat.
ISSN:	1313-2989 1313-2970 1313-2970
DOI:	10.3897/zookeys.163.2298