Abstract
Two new species of Neanuridae from the Amazon Rainforest of Northern Brazil are described and illustrated. The new speciesFrieseamulticlavatasp. nov. (holotype male in MNRJ: Brazil, Amazonas State) belongs to the reducta-group and represents the first record of Frieseinae for Amazonas State in Brazil. Within Pseudachorutinae, the new speciesFurculanuridaboiunasp. nov. (holotype male in MNRJ: Brazil, Amazonas State) represents the third species of this genus without eyes and body pigment, together withFurculanuridaafricana(Massoud, 1963) – type species of the genus – andFurculanuridaemucronataZon et al., 2014, both from Ivory Coast, in Africa. Lastly, an indefinite species ofEctonurasp. (Neanurinae) is the second record of the genus for the Neotropical Region.
Highlights
Collembola has a worldwide distribution with a large number of species (Bellinger et al 2018)
In this paper we describe, illustrate and provide diagnosis for two new species of Neanuridae of the genera Friesea and Furcu
Specimens were collected using trays, known as yellow traps, placed upon soil litter found near Igarapés in five municipalities from central Amazon, Amazonas State
Summary
Collembola has a worldwide distribution with a large number of species (Bellinger et al 2018). As for the Collembola fauna from the Amazon is second in terms of recorded species to the Atlantic Forest (Zeppelini et al 2018). Small river branches in the Amazon, known as ‘Igarapés’, are considered an important component of the forest They provide an essential structural heterogeneity and sustain a highly diverse fauna. Furculanurida Massoud, 1967 includes 14 described species from Africa and Americas, while in Brazil there are four recorded species: Fu. nessimiani Fernandes & Mendonça, 2002 and Fu. tropicalia Queiroz & Fernandes, 2011 from the Atlantic Forest and Fu. belemensis Arlé & Rufino, 1976 and Fu. goeldiana Arlé & Rufino, 1976 from the Amazon Rainforest (Bellinger et al 2018, Zeppelini et al 2018). Friesea multiclavata sp. nov., represents the first record of this genus for the state of Amazonas
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