Telobella, P.Cassagnau, 1983

Suhardjono, Yayuk R. & Deharveng, Louis, 2001, Telobella kemiri, a new species of Lobellini (Collembola: Neanuridae) from Lombok island (Indonesia), Zootaxa 15, pp. 1-8 : 4-5

Diagnosis of the genus Telobella

3+3 pigmented eyes. Mandible tridentate, the distal tooth subdivided in several small teeth. Maxilla styliform. Blue pigment absent from the body. Plurichaetosis weak and limited to lateral tubercles. No lateral migration of Di chaetae on abd.V. No supernumerary Schaeta on DL tubercles of th.II­III nor on L tubercles of abd.I­III. One supernumerary Schaeta on L tubercle of abd.IV. Dorso­external tubercle separate or fused to DL on abd.V. One macrochaeta Di, and one or three macrochaetae De on head. Two or three Di chaetae on th.II­III. Macrochaetae and tubercles present on Di of abd.V. Claw with 1 inner tooth.

Affinities of Telobella

Telobella differs from Lobella by having a simple, tridentate mandible with an apical tooth subdivided into a few minute teeth (multidentate in Lobella ), and an additional S­chaeta on the lateral tubercle of abd.IV (no additional S­chaetae in Lobella ). It differs from Protolobella by having a styliform maxilla (thick, with short dentate and ciliate lamellae in Protolobella). Other related genera are Paralobella Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984, which differs by the presence of additional S­chaetae on the lateral tubercles of abd.I to IV (only on abd.IV in Telobella), and Lobellina Yosii, 1956 which differs by the absence of additional S­chaetae on the lateral tubercles of abd.I to IV, and the presence of two macrochaetae De on head. All these genera need however to be revised.

Check list of species of the genus Telobella

Lobella setapauca Gapud, 1970 from Philippines, Lobella (Propeanura) sandakanensis Yoshii, 1981 from Sabah and four species of Lobellini from Philippines described in the subgenus Lobella s.str. ( bicincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 , bicolor Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 , monocincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 , punctata Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 ) are transferred to Telobella.

1 ­ Telobella wayang ( Yosii, 1976) Java ( Indonesia)

Propeanura wayang Yosii, 1976 (type species)

Lobella (Telobella) wayang sensu Cassagnau (1983)

2 ­ Telobella setapauca (Gapud, 1970) Philippines

Lobella setapauca Gapud, 1970

= Lobella reducta Gapud, 1968

3 ­ Telobella sandakanensis (Yoshii, 1981) Sabah ( Malaysia)

Lobella (Propeanura) sandakanensis Yoshii, 1981

4 ­ Telobella bicincta (Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984) Philippines

Lobella (Lobella) bicincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984

5 ­ Telobella bicolor (Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984) Philippines

Lobella (Lobella) bicolor Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984

6 ­ Telobella monocincta (Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984) Philippines

Lobella (Lobella) monocincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984

7 ­ Telobella punctata (Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984) Philippines

Lobella (Lobella) punctata Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984

8 ­ Telobella kemiri n. sp. Lombok ( Indonesia)

Key to species of the genus Telobella

1 ­ Chaeta S included in the tubercle ( De +DL) on abd.V. Abd.V with 3 chaetae Di... 2

­ Chaeta S not included in the tubercle ( De +DL) on abd.V.................... 3

2 ­ Abd.V with 5­6 chaetae L. De on abd.I­III with (2+S) chaetae........... wayang

­ Abd.V with 3 chaetae L. De on abd.I­III with (3+S) chaetae......... kemiri n.sp.

3 ­ Three Di chaetae on th.II & III. Abd.V with 1­2 chaetae Di....... sandakanensis

­ Two Di chaetae on th.II & III. Abd.V with 3 chaetae Di..................... 4

4 ­ One De chaeta on th.I, chaeta O on head absent.................... setapauca

­ Two De chaetae on th.I, chaeta O on head present......................... 5

5 ­ One Di chaeta on th.I................................................ 6

­ Two Di chaetae on th.I............................................... 7

6 ­ Chaeta O on head is a microchaeta............................ monocincta

­ Chaeta O on head is a macrochaeta............................... bicincta

7 ­ Abd.V with 4 chaetae L........................................ punctata

­ Abd.V with 5 chaetae L......................................... bicolor