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Ptenothrix Borner 1906

  • 1. Division of Science Education and Institute of Science Education, Jeonbuk National University, 54896, Jeonju, South Korea. Tel: + 82 - 63 - 270 - 2783, Fax: + 82 - 63 - 270 - 2781.

Description

Key to the East Asian species of Ptenothrix *

1 Dorsal anal valve mps1–3 and ventral anal valve mpi1–2 chaetae mostly ciliated.................................. 2

- Dorsal anal valve mps1–3 and ventral anal valve mpi1–2 chaetae not ciliated..................................... 5

2 Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta blunt acanthoid............................................................... 3

- Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta regular pointed............................................................... 4

3 Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta longer than ms2; ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta longer than pi2...... P. vittata (Folsom, 1896)

- Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta shorter than ms2; ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta as long as pi2....... P. mongolica Yosii, 1954

4 Dorsal anal valve mps’ chaeta blunt acanthoid; dorsal anal valve ps1 shorter than ps2; dorsal anal valve ms4 chaeta as long as mps4....................................................................... P. ciliophora Yosii & Lee, 1963

- Dorsal anal valve mps' chaeta regular pointed; dorsal anal valve ps1 as long as ps2; dorsal anal valve ms4 chaeta much longer than mps4.................................................................... P. saxatilis Yosii & Lee, 1963

5 Dorsal anal valve ps1 chaeta regular pointed................................................................ 6

- Dorsal anal valve ps1 chaeta blunt acanthoid.......................................... P. higashihirajii Yosii, 1965

6 Ventral anal valve mi5 regular pointed; clypeal median area chaetae mostly regular pointed.......................... 7

- Ventral anal valve mi5 blunt acanthoid; clypeal median area chaetae mostly blunt acanthoid......................... 10

7 Clypeal median area chaetae following the formula: 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3.............................................. 8

- Clypeal median area chaetae following another formula....................................................... 9

8 Ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta as long as pi2; manubrium with 10+10 dorsal chaetae......... P. plumiseta Kang & Lee, 2005

- Ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta shorter than pi2; manubrium with 9+9 dorsal chaetae................ P. higumai Yosii, 1965

9 Dorsal anal valve ms2 chaeta regular pointed; ventral anal valve pi3 chaeta shorter than mi5; Abd. VI dorsally with 1+1 roundish white spots............................................................. P. setosa (Krausbauer, 1898)

- Dorsal anal valve ms2 chaeta blunt acanthoid; ventral anal valve pi3 chaeta as long as mi5; Abd. VI dorsally without white spots............................................................................. P. janthina Börner, 1909

10 Dorsal anal valve ps1 chaeta as long as ps2................................................................ 11

- Dorsal anal valve ps1 chaeta longer than ps2.............................................................. 12

11 Clypeal median area chaetae formula as: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3; manubrium with 7+7 dorsal chaetae; head with a transversal black band......................................................................... P. corynophora Börner, 1909

- Clypeal median area chaetae formula as: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1; manubrium with 8+8 dorsal chaetae; head without a transversal black band........................................................... P. huangshanensis Chen & Christiansen, 1996

12 Ventral anal valve mi5 chaeta thin acanthoid............................................................... 13

- Ventral anal valve mi5 chaeta blunt acanthoid.............................................................. 14

13 Clypeal median area chaetae formula as: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1; ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta as long as pi2............................................................................................. P. monochroma Yosii & Lee, 1963

- Clypeal median area chaetae with formula as: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3; ventral anal valve pi1 chaeta shorter than pi2............................................................................................. P. yakushimana Yosii, 1965

14 Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta as long as ms2.............................................................. 15

- Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta longer or shorter than ms2..................................................... 16 15 Frontal chaeta a shorter than b; large abdomen dorsally with a purple cross band............ P. denticulata (Folsom, 1899)

- Frontal chaeta a slightly longer than b; large abdomen dorsally without a purple cross band.......... P. tsutsuii Yosii, 1955

16 Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta shorter than ms2; frontal chaeta a much longer than b......... P. marmorata (Packard, 1873)

- Dorsal anal valve ms1 chaeta much longer than ms2; frontal chaeta a slightly longer than b.. Ptenothrix koreanensis sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Jo, Seon Hwa & Park, Kyung-Hwa, 2023, A new species of Ptenothrix Börner, 1906 (Collembola, Symphypleona, Dicyrtomidae) from South Korea, pp. 124-136 in Zootaxa 5301 (1) on pages 134-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/8016548

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Dicyrtomidae
Genus
Ptenothrix
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Symphypleona
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Borner
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Ptenothrix Borner, 1906 sec. Jo & Park, 2023

References

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  • Kang, J. S., Lee, B. H. & Park, K. H. (2005) Four new species of Symphypleona (Collembola) from Korea. Entomological Research, 35 (4), 235 - 242. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1748 - 5967.2005. tb 00165. x
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  • Packard, A. S. (1873) Synopsis of the Thysanura of Essex County, Mass., with descriptions of a few extralimital forms. Annual Report of the Peabody Academic of Science, 5, 23 - 51.