A new species of Seira (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from the state of Paraíba, Brazil

Nunes Godeiro, NerivâniaCavalcante Bellini, Bruno

A new species of Seira Lubbock, 1869 is described and illustrated. Seiraglabra sp. nov. is the second species described from the municipality of Areia (Caatinga biome) and the seventh from the state of Paraíba, Brazil. Compared with other species of the genus, Seira glabra sp. nov. has some remarkable reductions on dorsal chaetotaxy, specially on the methatorax and first abdominal segment. The most similar species to S.glabra sp. nov. is Seira praiana. Both lack macrochaetae on the first abdominal segment.

1. Seirini
2. chaetotaxy
3. entomobryomorpha
4. taxonomy
5. Caatinga