Jg. Palacios-vargas et al., New genus and species of hypogastruridae (collembola) from a Mexican biosphere reserve and remarks on its ecology, SW ENTOMOL, 25(2), 2000, pp. 139-144
A new genus close to Hypogastrura and its type species from the "El Cielo"
Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, are described and illustrated. The proposed
genus, Celegastrura, lacks the postantennal organ, which is present in all
other members of the Hypogastruridae close to Hypogastrura. There are other
genera in the family which lack the postantennal organ, but these have les
s than 8 + 8 eyes. The type species was associated with soil from the ferme
ntation zone (A horizon) in early and intermediate successional stages of s
econdary vegetation in a slash burning agricultural system.