Trogolaphysa geminata (Mari Mutt, 1988)

Soto-Adames, Felipe N. & Taylor, Steven J., 2013, The dorsal chaetotaxy of Trogolaphysa (Collembola, Paronellidae), with descriptions of two new species from caves in Belize, ZooKeys 323, pp. 35-74 : 55

Trogolaphysa geminata (Mari Mutt, 1988) Fig. 56

Material examined.

Puerto Rico: Maricao, Maricao Commonwealth Forest, near observation tower on Rd. 120, 18.14444°N, 66.97962°W, leaf litter, 8.VI.1998, F. Soto (1 specimen); Mayagüez, University of Puerto Rico, secondary forest east of Biology Building, 18.21350°N, 67.13774°W, royal palm ( Roystonea borinquena ) leaf litter, III.2009, M. Ospina (3 specimens).

Additions to the original description.

Head. Dorsal chaetotaxy as in Fig. 56: macrochaetae A0, A2, M3, S3, Pa5 and Pm3 present. Postlabium with all setae ciliate; columns ICELO with 41232; posterior setae on column I detached from anterior group.

Body. Mesothorax as in Trogolaphysa jataca (Fig. 53). Metathorax as in Trogolaphysa riopedrensis (Fig. 58). Abd. 1 as in Trogolaphysa riopedrensis (Fig. 59) with one anterior (a6) and 4 posterior setae. Abd. 2 and 3 as in Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. (Figs 15, 16); Abd. 2 seta p5 fusiform as in Trogolaphysa jataca . Abd. 4 as in Trogolaphysa jataca (Fig. 55): inner macrochaetae A4, A5, B5 and B6 present; macrochaetae Te2, D3, E2, E3, F1, F2, F3 present; 4 other lateral and posterior small macrochaetae present. Posterior setae 13 –14+13– 14. Intersegmental membrane between Abd. 4-5 with 4-6 lenticular organs.

Ventral tube. Anterior face with 3+3 distal macrochaetae.