The genus Pronura (Collembola: Neanuridae) in South America, with descriptions of two new species and a barcode sequence for one of them

Abstract

In this paper two new species of Pronura from South America are described and illustrated. Pronura gaucheri sp. n. from French Guyana has setae A, B, C and D of the antennofrontal setal group present; Ocp of the ocular group is absent; and a single ordinary microseta is present close to the sensilla on dorso-external tubercles of abdominal segments I-III. Pronura paraguayana sp. n. from Paraguay has setae A, B and D in the antennofrontal setal group (C absent); Ocp of the ocular group is present; and two ordinary setae (including one macroseta) are present in the dorso-external setal group of abdominal segments I-III. In addition to the morphological descriptions, the mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase subunit I COI sequence (barcode) of Pronura gaucheri sp. n. is provided. This the first time that a Collembola species is described along with its barcode sequence.