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Collembola Poduromorpha from preserved and polluted areas in the Brazilian southeast littoral

The present article increases the knowledge of Poduromorpha species to 34 in the Brazilian littoral thought the record of Paraxenylla piloua Thibaud & Weiner, 1997; Xenylla welchi Folsom, 1916; Friesea claviseta (Axelson, 1900); Friesea magnicornis Denis, 1931 and Friesea mirabilis (Tullberg, 1871) in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro State. The morphological study of the 23 species allowed attach new characters in the descriptions of Aethiopella littoralis Fernandes & Mendonça, 2002; Brachystomella ceciliae Fernandes & Mendonça, 2004; Maricaella duna Mendonça & Fernandes, 1997 and Rapoportella pitomboi Mendonça & Fernandes, 1995. Among the collected springtails was verified the good taxonomical representation of the Poduromorpha Order (53%) in the restinga areas.

Brachystomellidae; Hypogastruridae; Neanuridae; Restinga; Tullbergiidae


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