Micronella Arle , 1959

Queiroz, Gabriel C. & Mendonca, Maria Cleide de, 2013, New species of Brachystomellidae and characterization of Micronella porcus (Denis, 1933) from Brazil, ZooKeys 316, pp. 81-98 : 83-84

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Micronella Arle , 1959
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Micronella Arle, 1959

Brachystomella Syn. Agren, 1903 ad. part.

Salmonella Stach 1949 ad. part.

Type species.

Brachystomella porcus Denis, 1933.

Diagnosis. Pigmentation absent. Antennae shorter than head diagonal. Ant IV with dorsolateral microsensillum and round subapical organite; apical vesicle simple. Eyes absent. PAO with 6-15 vesicles. Maxilla typical of Brachystomella , with 5-7 teeth. Unguis tooth present or absent; tenent hair acuminated. Ventral tube with 3+3 chaetae. Furcal area delimited by a circular region of primary granulation of the tegument and a set of six chaetae within it. Table 1 summarizes the main characters of the species of the genus.

Key to the species of Micronella Arlé, 1959