Checklist of the Collembola: Key to the species of Brachystomellides |
This key is still under construction. Note that missing figures will be provided as soon as possible. Currently, the key is in the feasibility study phase to find out how to integrate in the checklist in a modular way a key that has been generated with DELTA.
José G. Palacios-Vargas,
Laboratorio de Ecologia y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Departamento de Ecologia y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciensas, UNAM, México D.F.
Frans Janssens,
Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, B-2020, Belgium
1(0). Maxillae quadrangular with 8 apical teeth.......... micropilosus Maxillae triangular without apical teeth...................... 2 2(1). Postantennal organ with 4 vesicles................... compositus Postantennal organ with more then 4 vesicles.................. 3 3(2). Maxillae with two internal lobes; postantennal organ with 8 vesicles; three internal dental setae ciliated... navarinensis Maxillae without internal lobes; postantennal organ with 13 to 17 vesicles; three internal dental setae smooth.... neuquensis