Two new species of Proisotoma Börner, 1901 from Southeastern Brazil (Collembola: Isotomidae)

Two new species of Proisotoma from different Biological Conservation Unities of southeastern Brazil are described: P. douglasi sp. nov., found in Parque Nacional de Itatiaia (Rio de Janeiro State) and P. copiosa sp. nov., from Sooretama Biological Reserve (Espírito Santo State). We observed a presen...

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Published in:	Soil organisms (Görlitz) Vol. 87; no. 1
Main Authors:	Maria Cleide de Mendonça, Gabriel Costa Queiroz, Tatiana Cristina da Silveira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 01-02-2024
Subjects:	Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Brazilian Páramos Taxonomy
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Summary:	Two new species of Proisotoma from different Biological Conservation Unities of southeastern Brazil are described: P. douglasi sp. nov., found in Parque Nacional de Itatiaia (Rio de Janeiro State) and P. copiosa sp. nov., from Sooretama Biological Reserve (Espírito Santo State). We observed a presence of spine chaetae on antennae of males and 2 chaetae inserted on papillae laterally on tibiotarsus III in males and females in P. copiosa sp. nov.
ISSN:	1864-6417 2509-9523