Homidia

Pan, Zhi-Xiang, Zhang, Feng & Li, You-Bang, 2015, Two closely related Homidia species (Entomobryidae, Collembola) revealed by morphological and molecular evidence, Zootaxa 3918 (2), pp. 285-294 : 290-291

Homidia fascia Wang & Chen, 2001

Figs 21–29

Material examined. Holotype and 13 paratypes (Nanjing City, Nan Tang Er Ling, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China) deposited in NJAU; 4 females and 1 juvenile on slides, Changzhou City, Liyang, Nanshan bamboo forest, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China, 31°10'45.65"N, 119°31'38.84"E, alt. 210± 4 m, under leaf litter of Castanea mollissima Blume , sample number S4399, 19.VI.2013, collected by Zhi-Xiang Pan.

Additions to original description. Colour pattern showed in Figs 21–24 . Anterior face and lateral VT with irregular black spots. Labral and prelabral chaetae as 4/5, 5, 4, all smooth ( Fig. 25 ). Chaetal formula of labial base as M1M2R1R2eL1L2, e smooth and others ciliate; some chaetae posterior to labium slightly expanded ( Fig. 26 ). Five papillae A–E on labial palp with 0, 5, 0, 4, 4 guard chaetae, respectively. Lateral process (l.p.) thin with tip not reaching apex of papilla E ( Fig. 27 ). Mandible with 4/5 (left/right side) teeth. Chaetotaxy of Abd. V as in Fig. 28 , m3a and a 5i as mac, middle sens postero-external to m3. Manubrial plaque with 3 pseudopores (1 fresh specimen with 4 pseudopores on one side) and 11–14 ciliate chaetae ( Fig. 29 ).

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 24. H. fascia, colour pattern: 21 – 23, adults; 21, lateral view; 22 – 23, dorsal view; 24, dorsal view of juvenile.

FIGURES 25 – 29. H. fascia: 25, prelabral and labral chaetae; 26, labial chaetae; 27, labial palp; 28, chaetotaxy of Abd. V; 29, manubrial plaque.