A new species of Pseudosinella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from Altamira Caves (Cantabria, Spain)

Enrique Baquero; Rafael Jordana; Lucía Labrada; Carlos G Luque

doi:10.3897/zookeys.989.52361

A new species of Pseudosinella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from Altamira Caves (Cantabria, Spain)

Zookeys. 2020 Nov 9:989:39-54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.989.52361. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Enrique Baquero¹, Rafael Jordana¹, Lucía Labrada^{2

3}, Carlos G Luque²

Affiliations

¹ University of Navarra, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Environmental Biology, University Campus, 31080 Pamplona, Spain University of Navarra Pamplona Spain.
² Impress Group Consulting S.L., P.O. Box 879, 39080 Santander, Cantabria, Spain Impress Group Consulting S.L. Santander Spain.
³ Coastal Interpretive Centre, Santander City Council, Barrio Monte-La Maruca, 56D, 39012 Santander, Cantabria, Spain Coastal Interpretive Centre Santander Spain.

Abstract

This paper describes Pseudosinella altamirensis sp. nov. from the Altamira Caves, municipal district of Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain), and five other caves near the coast of Cantabria (northern Spain). Its taxonomic position is discussed and differences and similarities among morphologically and geographically close species are highlighted. The new species can be identified by its five eyes, the basal and small inner paired teeth on the claw, and the length of the uncrenulated part of the distal dens.

Keywords: Pseudosinella altamirensis sp. nov.; cave dwelling fauna; chaetotaxy; northern Spain; taxonomy.

Enrique Baquero, Rafael Jordana, Lucía Labrada, Carlos G. Luque.