Deuteraphorura

Parimuchová, Andrea & Kováč, Ľubomír, 2016, Redescription of two troglobiotic species of Deuteraphorura Absolon, 1901 (Collembola, Onychiuridae) from the Western Carpathians, Zootaxa 4168 (2), pp. 327-340 : 335-336

Deuteraphorura sp. 1

D. cf. closanica Kováč et al. 2014

D. cf. closanica Kováč et al. in press.

The specimens collected in Pružinská Dúpna jaskyňa Cave, Strážovské vrchy Mts, north-western Slovakia, are similar to Romanian obligate cave species D. closanica ( Gruia, 1965) by dorsal pseudocellar formula (33/133/ 33353). Only few adult specimens are available (see material below) and the number of ventral pso is not clearly seen. This form probably represents a new troglobiotic species, however, more specimens are necessary for detailed morphology study.

Material examined. Slovakia: Strážovské vrchy Mts , Pružinská Dúpna jaskyňa Cave, “ Hlavná chodba” passage, 2 specimens (1 female and 1 juvenile), on rotten wood, 17 Sep. 2012, leg. A. Parimuchová ; ibid., terminal part of cave, 3 specimens (1 female and 3 juveniles), on surface of water puddle, 17 Sep. 2012, leg. A. Parimuchová; ibid. part behind the disphotic zone, 1 juvenile, pitfall trap, 27Apr.–17 Sep. 2012, leg. Ľ. Kováč.