Lepidocyrtoides, Schott, 1917

Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, 2017, The discovery of Lepidocyrtoides Schött, 1917 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Entomobryinae) from the New World, including three new species from Brazil and one from Australia, Zootaxa 4324 (2), pp. 201-248 : 245-246

Key to Lepidocyrtoides species from Australia

1 Prelabral chaetae ciliate................................................................................. 2

- Prelabral chaetae smooth ( Fig. 5F )........................................................................ 3

2 Ant. IV without annulations; unguiculi truncate ( Fig. 19E )............................. L. cheesmani Womersley, 1937

- Ant. IV with annulations; unguiculi acuminate ( Figs 30A, G )........................... L. fasciatus ( Womersley, 1934)

3 Abd I dorsally with 3 mac (m2–3, m5); manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac ( Fig. 29G )..................................................................................................... L. oliveri Liu, Chen & Greenslade, 2008

- Abd I dorsally without mac ( Fig. 33C ); manubrial plate with 4–5 blunt mac ( Figs 31B , 35H ).......................... 4

4 Th III dorsally with 2 median mac; Abd II dorsally with 2 median mac....................... L. cucullaris Schött, 1917

- Th III dorsally with 5 or more median mac; Abd II dorsally with 3 median mac ( Fig. 33D )...........................5

5 Basomedian labial field with R chaeta ciliate; trochanteral organ with about 40 spine-like chaetae; ungues with apical tooth; manubrial plate with 4 blunt mac ( Figs 10G ).......................................... L. flavocinctus Schött, 1917

- Basomedian labial field without R chaeta ( Fig. 26D ); trochanteral organ with about 130 spine-like chaetae; ungues without apical tooth; manubrial plate with 5–6 blunt mac ( Figs 31B , 35D–E, H )............... L. hopkini sp. nov. Cipola & Bellini

Figures

FIGURE 5 A – F. Lepidocyrtoides caeruleomaculatus sp. nov.: dorsal head; A, apex of Ant IV; B, Ant III apical organ (lateral side); C, chaetotaxy of the left Ant I (dorsal side); D, cephalic chaetotaxy; E, eyepatch and part of chaetotaxy (left side); F, chaetotaxy of the clypeus, prelabrum and labrum, arrow indicates chaeta a 1 thick of L. bicolorangelus sp. nov.

FIGURE 10 A – H. Lepidocyrtoides caeruleomaculatus sp. nov.: A, distal tibiotarsus and empodial complex I (posterior view); B, distal tibiotarsus and empodial complex III (posterior view); C, empodial complex III (inner view); D, collophore anterior chaetotaxy; E, collophore posterior and lateral flap chaetotaxy; F, manubrium ventro-distal chaetotaxy; G, distal manubrium and proximal dens (lateral view); H, distal dens and mucro (lateral view).

FIGURE 19 A – I. Lepidocyrtoides bicolorangelus sp. nov.: A, subcoxa I; B, subcoxa II; C, subcoxa III (outer side); D, trochanteral organ (posterior side); E, distal tibiotarsus and empodial complex III (posterior view); F, collophore anterior chaetotaxy; G, collophore posterior and lateral flap chaetotaxy; H, manubrium ventro-distal chaetotaxy; I, distal manubrium and proximal dens (lateral view).

FIGURE 26 A – D. Lepidocyrtoides villasboasi comb. nov.: head; A, Ant III apical organ (lateral side); B, dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy; C, chaetotaxy of the clypeus; D, chaetotaxy of the labial basomedian and basolateral fields, anterior postlabial and cephalic groove regions (left side), lateral chaetae omitted.

FIGURE 29 A – G. Lepidocyrtoides villasboasi comb. nov.: A, subcoxa I; B, subcoxa II; C, subcoxa III (outer side); D, trochanteral organ (posterior side); E, collophore chaetotaxy (lateral view); F, manubrium ventro-distal chaetotaxy; G, manubrial plate (lateral view).

FIGURE 30 A – G. Lepidocyrtoides hopkini sp. nov.; A, Ant IV, arrow indicates the beginning of annulations; B, apex of Ant IV (dorsal view); C, accessory chaetae of a 5 bothriotrichal complex on Abd III (rigth side); D, accessory chaetae of T 2 bothriotrichal complex in Abd IV (rigth side); E, anterior postlabial scale-like chaetae of the ventral head (left side); F, left leg III (except coxa), posterior side; G, distal tibiotarsus and empodial complex III (posterior view), arrow indicates unpaired outer tooth. Scale bars: A, F (0.2 mm), B – E, G (0.02 mm)

FIGURE 31 A – B. Lepidocyrtoides hopkini sp. nov.; A, manubrium ventro-distal chaetotaxy (left side); B, distal manubrium and proximal dens (dorsal view). Scale bars: A (0.02 mm), B (0.1 mm).

FIGURE 33 A – D. Lepidocyrtoides hopkini sp. nov.: dorsal chaetotaxy; A, Th II; B, Th III; C, Abd I; D, Abd II.

FIGURE 35 A – H. Lepidocyrtoides hopkini sp. nov.; A, subcoxa I; B, subcoxa II; C, subcoxa III (outer side); D, trochanteral organ (posterior side); E, distal tibiotarsus and empodial complex III (posterior side); F, collophore chaetotaxy (lateral view); G, manubrium ventro-distal chaetotaxy; H, distal manubrium and proximal dens (lateral view).