Checklist of the Collembola: Key to the species of Schoettella |
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.
Gabriella Castaño-Meneses &
José G. Palacios-Vargas,
Laboratorio de Ecología y Sistemática de Microartrópodos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciensas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
Note: Schoettella alba Folsom 1932 and Schoettella subcorta Salmon 1941 are not included because the authors did not see type material.
1(0). Furcula not or not well developed............................. 2 Furcula well developed........................................ 3 2(1). Furcula absent....................................... idahoensis Furcula reduced...................................... novajaniae 3(1). Dens with 8 setae........................................ celiae Dens with no more than 5 setae................................ 4 4(3). Metatibiotarsus with 2 dorsal tenent hairs.................... 5 Metatibiotarsus with 3 dorsal tenent hairs.................... 6 Metatibiotarsus with 4 dorsal tenent hairs........ ununguiculata 5(4). Tibiotarsi with 2 or 3 ventral tenent hairs; unguis with inner teeth............................................... distincta Tibiotarsi without or only 1 ventral tenent hair; unguis without inner teeth.......................................... glasgowi 6(4). Protibiotarsus with 2 dorsal tenent hairs..................... 7 Protibiotarsus with 4 dorsal tenent hairs................ andina 7(6). Abdomen with serrate and capitate setae; sensorial setae on fifth abdominal segment in p2.......................... janiae Abdomen with smooth acuminate setae; sensorial setae on fifth abdominal segment in p3.............................. tristani