Blissia glabra gen.n., sp.n. (Collembola: Isotomidae) from northwestern Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Rusek, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Mackenzie River; Canada; Inuvik; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-305; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-305

Blissia glabra, a new genus and species from the Mackenzie River Delta south of Inuvik, N.W.T., is described. The new genus is related to Tetracanthella Schött, 1891 (Isotomidae). Morphological characters as seen with light and scanning electron microscopes are described and figured.