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Lepidocyrtus nigrosetosus Folsom, 1927

Colémbolo, Springtail

Slide preparation of Lepidocyrtus nigrosetosus, housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 28853) Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.
Slide preparation of Lepidocyrtus nigrosetosus, housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 28853) Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Entomobryomorpha

Superfamily
Entomobryoidea

Family
Entomobryidae

Genus
Lepidocyrtus

Species
nigrosetosus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lepidocyrtus leleupi Jacquemart, 1976; Lepidocyrtus leleupi was synonymized with Lepidocyrtus nigrosetosus (Katz et al. 2016).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Jacquemart, S. (1976) Collemboles nouveaux des iles Galapagos Mission zoologique belge aux îles Galapagos et en Ecuador, 3, 137-157.
  • Katz, A. D. Taylor, S. J., Soto-Adames, F. N., Addison, A., Hoese, G. B., Sutton, M. R., & Toulkeridis, T. (2016) New records and new species of springtails (Collembola: Entomobryidae, Paronellidae) from lava tubes of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Subterranean Biology, 17, 77-120. Subterranean Biology, 17, 77-120.
  • Mari Mutt, J.A. Bellinger, P.F. (1990) The Catalog of the Neotropical Collembola Flora & Fauna Handbook No. 5, Sand Hill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida, 237 pp.

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