Two new species of collembola (Entomobryidae, Lepidocyrtinae) from Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India
Guru Pada Mandal, Kusumendra Kumar Suman and Kaushik Kumar Bhattacharya
Two new species of collembola under the genus Acanthurella and Lepidocyrtus subgenus Cinctocyrtus was described from Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India. Acanthurella satkosiaensis n.sp. can be separated from other Acanthurella species by combinations of characters- claw structure, colour pattern and double rows of dental spine and Lepidocyrtus (Cinctocyrtus) satkosiaensis n. sp.has large no. of macrochaetae on anterior margin of head, trochanteral organ with 12 chaetae, unguis with 4 teeth and scale on furcula with both dorsal & ventral side.
Fig. 2:Acanthurella satkosiaensis n.sp.: 2A: Ant. IV without apical bulb; 2B: Cephalic scales & setae; 2C: Mouthparts; 2D: Mc on collar; 2E: Mc on precoxae; 2F: Mc on coxae
Fig. 3:Acanthurella satkosiaensis n.sp.: 3A: Trochanter setae; 3B: Femur Mc, 3C: Tibia tarsus setae; 3D: Unguis, 3E: Trochanteral organ; 3F: Mc on Abd. IV
Guru Pada Mandal, Kusumendra Kumar Suman, Kaushik Kumar Bhattacharya. Two new species of collembola (Entomobryidae, Lepidocyrtinae) from Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India. J Entomol Zool Stud 2019;7(6):551-556.