Hanseniella capensis ( Hansen 1903 )

Camacho, Miguel Domínguez, 2010, New insights on the genus Scolopendrelloides Bagnall 1913 (Scutigerellidae, Symphyla) with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 2558, pp. 48-60 : 55

Hanseniella capensis ( Hansen 1903)

Scutigerella capensis Hansen 1903 : pags. 48–51, figs. 3.5a–f, 4.1a–e.

Material studied. 1 specimen from Natal, Durban, South Africa MNHN 2567.

Length 3.1 mm.

The studied specimen seems to have been damaged after being flattened for observation under light microscope ( Fig. 5 A). Central rod absent; only the small ovoid knob of the mediotergal apodeme visible. No frontal, lateral or posterior branches. First tergite not visible. Following tergites convex posteriorly. Lateral macrochaetae of moderate length and not very conspicuous, those of some tergites apparently broken. Cuticle of all tergites glabrous, with a mesh pattern and lateral lines in the anterior part of some tergites ( Fig. 5 A). Cerci and trichobothria not visible.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Head and first trunk tergites of Hanseniella capensis (museum specimen MNHN 2567) (A) and Hanseniella nivea (a freshly collected specimen from Slovenia (B), with details of the cuticle on the tergites (below). Scale bars = 100 μm.