Sinella sexoculata (Schött, 1896)

Figs 35–38

Entomobrya sexoculata Schött, 1896

Entomobrya (Sinella) sexoculata Harvey, 1900 Sinella sexoculata Scott, 1942

Sinella (Sinella) sexoculata Christiansen & Belliger, 1980 Type locality. Contra Costa Co., California, USA.

Material examined. One slide per locality, USA: California: Calavears: Rabbit Hole Cave, 23.iii.1979 (# 4351) ; USA: California: Amador: Chrome Cave, 1.iv.1979 (# 4359) ; USA: California: Toulumne, 12.ii.1979 (# 4366) ; USA: California: Calavears: Poison Oak Cave, 29.iii.1979 (# 4406) ; USA: California: Contra Costa, in litter, 17.i.1972 (#4673). Deposited in CARC.

Additions to original description. Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 5 antennal (An), 4 median (M), 5 sutural (S) and 6 in Gr. II (Fig. 35). Th.II with 4 (m1, m2, m 2i, m 2i 2) medio-medial, 6 (m4, m 4i, m4p, m4pi, m4pi2) medio-lateral, and about 27 mac; p5 unknown (Fig. 36). Th.III with about 45 mac and 5 (m5, m 5i, a6, a 6i, a6e) mac in Gr. III (Fig. 37). Abd.IV with 7 central (I, A5, A6, B4–6, M), about 20 lateral mac (Fig. 38).

Ecology. Few records from caves.

Distribution. California, Oregon (Christiansen & Bellinger 1998).

Remarks. It is similar to another 3+3 eyed species Sinella recens Christiansen & Belliger, 1998 from North America, but differs from the latter in the number of ungual inner teeth (3 in the former and 4 in the latter) and shorter smooth part of dens.