Honduranura, Palacios-Vargas, Jose G., 2017

Palacios-Vargas, Jose G., 2017, Honduranuracentraliamericana gen. n. et sp. n. from Central America (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae), ZooKeys 723, pp. 1-9 : 2

Honduranura gen. n.

Type species.

Honduranura centraliamericana sp. n.

Diagnosis.

Neanuridae with aspect of a yellow Neanura . 2+2 slightly pigmented big eyes. Body color yellow or orange when alive, without blue pigment, almost white in alcohol (Fig. 1). Mouthparts reduced, maxillae styliform. Sensilla S7 on Ant. IV hypertrophied, at least twice thicker than others. Clypeal and Antennofrontal tubercles fused altogether, cephalic setae A, B, E, F and G present (O, C and D absent) (Fig. 2). Two ocular setae: Ocm and Ocp. Posterior cephalic tubercles Di and De fused at each side, Di1, Di2, De1 and De2, not in crossed pattern. Dorsolateral tubercle (DL) separate, with two me and two M setae. Lateral tubercle with two M and two me, subocular tubercle with 5 setae. Thorax I with two M setae on De and one M seta on DL tubercle, without setae or tubercle on Di position. Di tubercle of Th. II and III with three setae, one M and two mi; Di tubercle on Abd. I–III with two setae, one M and one me. De tubercle with two setae one M and one me, plus ss from Th. II to Abd. III. Tubercle Di on Abd. IV with two setae M and mi, other tubercles with lateroexternal migration. Abd. V with tubercles Di, De and DL fused, with three setae and one sensorial seta ss. Four (2+2) macrosetae between the sensorial setae on Abd. IV, two (1+1) setae between sensorial setae of Abd. V. Head and body tubercles with strong subcuticular reticulation. Distal part of abdomen strongly bilobed.

Remarks.

This is the only genus in the Sensillanurini tribe with clypeal and antennofrontal tubercles fused on head, dorso-internal and dorso-external tubercles fused on each side of the head, and tubercles of abdomen V fused on each side of the body. In addition, all tubercles exhibit a strong subcuticular reticulation, and dorsolateral and lateral tubercles slightly elongated.

Etymology.

The name of genus is after the country where the author had seen specimens for the first time and it is the type locality of the type species. Gender of genus is feminine.