Known and new genera and species of Symphypleona (Insecta, Collembola) obtained by canopy fogging in Central Amazonia, Brazil

Abstract

Arthropoda were collected by fogging the canopies of two tree species, Goupia glabra and Calophyllum brasiliense in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve near Manaus, Amazonia/Brazil. The Collembola Symphypleona obtained by these studies are described here. The 45 specimens collected belong to 9 species from 6 genera; 8 species and 2 genera (Adisius maculatus n.g. n.sp., Adisius fuscus n.g. n.sp., Arborianna cupiubae n.g. n.sp., Sminthurinus aureussetosus n.sp., Sphaeridia bivirgata n.sp., Sphaeridia duckei n.sp., Sphyrotheca caputalba n.sp., Sphyrotheca coeruleocapitata n.sp.) are new to science