Coecobrya nupa Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992

Wu, Jun, Yan, Qibao & Zhang, Feng, 2016, Supplementary descriptive notes of the Sinella and Coecobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) species from North America, Hawaii and Japan, Zootaxa 4085 (4) : -

Coecobrya nupa Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992

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Sinella (Coecobrya) nupa Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992 Coecobrya nupa Zhang, Deharveng & Chen, 2009

Type locality. Waikau Cave, Maui , Hawaii.

Material examined. Holotype female on slide, Maui: Waikau Cave, Koolau Gap, 4.xii.1976, deep zone, 800m, Howarth leg. (# 5440). Deposited in CARC.

Additions to original description. Lateral process of labial palp as thick as normal chaetae, with tip beyond apex of labial papilla. Manubrial plaque with 1 smooth and 2 ciliate chaetae and 2 pseudopores ( Fig. 77). Abd.IV not clearly seen with at least 5 (I, A5, A6, B5, M) central mac.

Ecology. Known only from cave.

Distribution. Maui, Hawaii.

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from other Hawaii species by the long antennae more than 5 times as long as the cephalic diagonal.