A new Mexican species of Paraxenylla (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from marine littoral sand of Quintana Roo, Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.4.2563Palabras clave:
Arenicolous, Springtail, Taxonomy, Mexican CaribbeanResumen
The new species Paraxenylla mahahualana sp. nov. from Quintana Roo is described, it is similar to P. cubana, and shares the presence of ventral tube with 1 + 1 seta but differs in having tibiotarsi with 5 tenent hairs and 5 cylindrical sensilla on antennal segment IV and 3 + 3 tenacular teeth. A key for the 10 species known in the genus is also given.