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Mesaphorura yosiii (Rusek, 1867)

Colémbolo, Springtail

Scavenger; in litter in agricultural, humid forest, evergreen shrub, and pampa zones; January-March

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Poduromorpha

Superfamily
Onychiuroidea

Family
Tullbergiidae

Genus
Mesaphorura

Species
yosiii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

References

Najt, J. Thibaud, J.-M., & Jacquemart, S. (1991) Les Collemboles (Insecta) de l´Archipel des Galápagos. I. Poduromorpha. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, Entomol. 61: 149-166.
Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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