A new genus and a new species of Sminthuridae (Collembola: Symphypleona) from Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Abstract

Sminthuridae comprises approximately 240 species distributed worldwide. In Brazil it is represented only by 11 species and four genera. Herein we describe a new genus and species of subfamily Sminthurinae from Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil. The new described genus is similar to Gisinurus, Songhaica, Dietersminthu-rus and Soqotrasminthurus, especially in its unguis shape, with open cavity; but differs from all other genera of Sminthu-ridae by the presence of a single pretarsal chaeta in anterior side, smooth mucronal edges and a unique head chaetotaxy. Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press.