Nienna chukotka sp. nov. (Protura, Acerentomidae, Nipponentominae) from the Arctic region, with a key to species of the genus

Abstract. A new species of Nienna was collected in the most northern part of the Palearctic, inside the Arctic Circle. In possessing seta Pc on tergite VII and sternites VI–VII and a very long foretarsal sensillum a, Nienna chukotkasp. nov. is more similar to Alaskaentomon species than to the other...

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Published in:ZooKeys
Main Author: Shrubovych, Julia
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6923257/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31871400
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.899.47030
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Summary:Abstract. A new species of Nienna was collected in the most northern part of the Palearctic, inside the Arctic Circle. In possessing seta Pc on tergite VII and sternites VI–VII and a very long foretarsal sensillum a, Nienna chukotkasp. nov. is more similar to Alaskaentomon species than to the other Nienna species distributed in southern Siberia and northern China. The new species differs from nearly all other members of Nipponentominae in possessing five anterior setae on tergite VII and in the presence of posterolateral pores on tergite I, as in members of Hesperentomon (Hesperentomidae). An identification key to Nienna species is provided.