A new subterranean and troglomorphic species of the genus Oncopodura Carl & Lebedinsky, 1905 (Hexapoda, Collembola) from Samegrelo karst region in Georgia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A new species of the genus Oncopodura Carl & Lebedinsky, 1905 is described from a deep, aphotic section of the Jortsku Cave, Samegrelo Province in Georgia. Oncopoduraochokochi sp.nov. is characteristic by the following morphological traits: (1) PAO with 1 simple lobe, (2) basal lamella of unguis longer than half of its length, (3) dorsal side of manubrium with 11+11 ciliated setae and 4+4 smooth macrosetae, (4) dens at basal part with 1 dorsointernal hook, 3 dorsointernal and 2 dorsoexternal ciliated macrosetae, (5) dens at distal part with 1 dorsoexternal and 1 dorsointernal hook, 1 dorsoexternal and 1 dorsointernal ciliated macroseta, and (6) mucro with 4 teeth and 2 basal scales. The species shows a medium level of troglomorphy, i.e. complex of morphological adaptations to a deep subterranean environment. A table with diagnostic characters of European Oncopodura species with a simple lobe in PAO and an updated key to European species are provided.
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Ilia State University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4413115013