Checklist of the Collembola: Key to the genera of Cremastocephalini

http://www.collembola.org/key/cremaini.htm - Last updated on 2024.10.31 by Frans Janssens

Checklist of the Collembola: Key to the genera of Cremastocephalini

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.

Saral K. Mitra, Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Frans Janssens, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, B-2020, Belgium

Rationale

The rationale for taxa used and not used as well as subtaxonomic classification for some taxa is to be provided.

Key

Note that no distinction between subtaxa and taxa is made in the key.

1(0). Vertex medially only with 1 + 1 V1 macrochaetae, inserted in a straight line.......................................... Yosiia Vertex with more than 1 + 1 macrochaetae...................... 2

2(1). Ocular setae 3; vertex with 2 + 2 macrochaetae, inserted in a trapezoid fashion........................................... 3 Ocular setae at least 3; vertex at least with 6 + 6 macrochaetae, inserted in a rectangle or in the form of a V. 4

3(2). Ocular seta oc2 always represented by macrochaeta........ Salina Ocular seta oc2 represented by microchaeta (fig.1).... Akabosia

Fig.1.

4(2). Ocular setae more than 3; ocular seta oc2 always microchaeta, as well as other ocular setae.................................. 5 Ocular setae not more than 3; ocular seta oc2 always macrochaeta...................................... Pseudosalina

5(4). Ocular setae 4................................................ 6 Ocular setae 5......................................... Paronana

6(5). Cephalic dorsal macrosetae represented by D0 + D1-D9 (fig.2b).. ................................................ Paronellides Cephalic dorsal setae represented by D1-D3 (fig.2a)............ ................................................. Metacoelura

Fig.2.

Endnotes

¹ Glacialoca is not included in the key.


1(0). Vertex medially only with 1 + 1 V1 macrochaetae, inserted in a straight line.......................................... Yosiia Vertex with more than 1 + 1 macrochaetae...................... 2
2(1). Ocular setae 3; vertex with 2 + 2 macrochaetae, inserted in a trapezoid fashion........................................... 3 Ocular setae at least 3; vertex at least with 6 + 6 macrochaetae, inserted in a rectangle or in the form of a V. 4
3(2). Ocular seta oc2 always represented by macrochaeta........ Salina Ocular seta oc2 represented by microchaeta (fig.1).... Akabosia
Fig.1.
4(2). Ocular setae more than 3; ocular seta oc2 always microchaeta, as well as other ocular setae.................................. 5 Ocular setae not more than 3; ocular seta oc2 always macrochaeta...................................... Pseudosalina
5(4). Ocular setae 4................................................ 6 Ocular setae 5......................................... Paronana
6(5). Cephalic dorsal macrosetae represented by D0 + D1-D9 (fig.2b).. ................................................ Paronellides Cephalic dorsal setae represented by D1-D3 (fig.2a)............ ................................................. Metacoelura
Fig.2.

http://www.collembola.org/key/cremaini.htm - Last updated on 2024.10.31 by Frans Janssens

Rationale

Key

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