Tyrannoseira sex Bellini & Zeppelini 2011
Creators: name: Cipola, Nikolas Gioia
name: Morais, José Wellington De
name: Godeiro, Nerivania Nunes
name: Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Collembola
Entomobryidae
Tyrannoseira
Tyrannoseira sex

description: Tyrannoseira sex Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011
Figs 1F, 29–34
Tyrannoseira sex Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011: 553, figs. 4–6 (orig. descr.).
Type locality. Brazil, Paraíba State, São João do Cariri, Furna dos Ossos.
Other references: Abrantes et al. 2012: 13 (cat.). Bellini & Godeiro 2012: 84 (species compared). Zeppelini & Lima 2012: 41–43 (species compared).
Type material examined. Holotype male, paratypes 1 male and 5 females (MNRJ/2175).
Typological note. In the original description 6 paratypes deposited in MNRJ were reported but we counted a total of 9 specimens along with paratypes slides. All type material of T. sex deposited at MNRJ was destroyed in fire in September 2018.
Other material examined. 3 males, 4 females and 2 juveniles on slides (MNRJ / 2175): same date of type series. All specimens destroyed in fire in September 2018.
Diagnosis. Body with pigmentation reduced (Fig. 1F); Ant III without sens type– f (Fig. 29A); head chaetotaxy without An 3i and An 3i 2 mic, A4 present and with 2 posterior mac (Pe3 and 1 uncertain) (Fig. 29B); clypeus with l1 not apically acuminate, f2 normal (Fig. 29C); outer labral papilla gently smaller (as Fig. 24D); postlabial formula with 2 chaetae below ‘J’ row (Fig. 29D); Th II with 6 anterior mac (a4+, a 4i, a5, a5p, a 5i, a 5i 2), m 1i, p 1i 2 and p1ip mac present, p1ip2 and p2ea2 mac present or absent (Fig. 30A); Th III with 1 lateral mac (m6) (Fig. 30B); Abd IV with 5–6 antero-central mac (A3, B1–3, C1, T1) and 4 mac (Fe2–5) in Fe series (Fig. 31A); trochanteral organ with 23–28 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 32D); leg I of males with 8–11 thin femoral spines and 5 tibiotarsal spines finely ciliate (Figs 32 E–F); collophore anteriorly with 4 mac apically acuminate and 1 distal mac, posteriorly with 2 spines, 1 distal ciliate and 1 smooth chaetae (Fig. 33A); manubrium ventral formula with 1, 0, 2, 2/ 4 and 12 ciliate chaetae, manubrial plate with 2 psp (Figs 33 B–C).
Redescription. Total length (head + body) of the holotype 1.96 mm. Colour pale yellow with light purple pigment on Ant II-IV and one dark blue spot on anterior head; eyepatches black (Fig. 1F). Scales present on Ant I to basal one-third of Ant III, dorsal and ventral head, Th and Abd dorsally, legs (except claws), anterior collophore and manubrium and dens ventrally.
Antennal ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.43: 1.53: 1.79. Ant III apical organ with 2 sens type a, 3 guard sens (type d), sens of different sizes (type b–d) and chaetae types g–h; sens type– f absent (Fig. 29A). Eyes A larger, G smaller, others subequal (Fig. 29B). Head dorsal chaetotaxy with 12 ‘An’, 6 ‘A’, 5 ‘M’, 5 ‘S’, 3 ‘Ps’, 6 ‘Pa’, 2 ‘Pm’, 6 ‘Pp’, 3 ‘Pe’ chaetae plus 1 mac of uncertain homology (Fig. 29B). Clypeal formula with 4 (l1–2), 4 (f1–2), 3 (pf0–1) ciliate chaetae, l1–2 larger, others subequal (Fig. 29C). Outer labral papillae gently smaller than inner papillae (as Fig. 24D). Ventral chaetotaxy with 13 ciliate chaetae, anterior postlabial formula with 4 (G1–4), 3 (H2–4), 4 (J1–4) plus 2 chaetae below ‘J’ series, basal chaeta (b.c.) larger (Fig. 29D).
Thoracic chaetotaxy (Figs 30 A–B) with Th II, series ‘a’, ‘m’ and ‘p’ with 8, 12 and 17–18 chaetae, respectively, m 1i, p 1i 2 and p1ip mac present, p1ip2 and p2ea2 mac present or absent. Th III, series ‘a’, ‘m’ and ‘p’ with 8, 6 and 7 chaetae, respectively. Th II: III ratio as 1.44: 1.
Abdominal chaetotaxy (Figs 30 C–E, 31 A–B) with Abd I, series ‘a’, ‘m’ and ‘p’ with 5, 5 and 2 mic, respectively. Abd II, series ‘a’, ‘m’ and ‘p’ with 6, 7 and 3 chaetae, respectively; chaeta el absent or not seen, bothriotricha a5 and m2 with 7 and 4 accessory chaetae respectively. Abd III, series ‘a’, ‘m’ and ‘p’ with 6, 7 and 6 chaetae, respectively; 4 accessory chaetae around bothriotrichum m2, and 10 between bothriotricha a5 and m5. Abd IV with 9–10 medial mac of series ‘A’ to ‘T’ (A3, A5, B1–6, C1, T1), and 14 lateral mac of series ‘E’ to ‘Fe’ (E2–4p, Ee10, F1–3, Fe2–5); postero-median face with 6 sens and 4 posterior mes. Abd V, series ‘a’, ‘m’, ‘pa’, ‘p’ and ‘pp’ with 4, 6, 4, 7 and 4 chaetae, respectively. Abd III: IV ratio as 1: 3.27.
Legs with subcoxa I carrying 3 ciliate chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 9 chaetae, posterior row with 3 chaetae and 3 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 8 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Figs 32 A–C). Trochanteral organ with 23–28 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 32D). Femur I of males with 8–11 thin spines, holotype with 11 (Figs 32 E–F). Tibiotarsus I with one row of 10 inner chaetae, 5 proximal spines finely ciliate (3 short and 2 larger) and 5 distal spine-like mac heavily ciliate and apically acuminate (Fig. 32E). Unguis with median tooth discretely larger than basal teeth, apical tooth smaller; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.50. Tibiotarsus III with “smooth” chaeta 1.22 larger than unguiculus; tenent hairs 0.83 smaller than ungues outer face (as Fig. 12G).
Collophore (Fig. 33A) with anterior face carrying 10 chaetae, 1 distal mac, 4 longer and acuminate, 2 acuminate mes and 3 proximal spine-like chaetae; posterior face with 4 chaetae, 2 spines and 1 distal ciliate and 1 smooth chaeta; lateral flap with about 6 smooth and 5 ciliate chaetae.
Furcula (Figs 33 B–C) with ventral manubrium of formula 1, 0, 2, 2/ 4 (subapical) and 12 (apical) ciliate chaetae, subapical chaetae of same size, apical inner chaeta smaller; dorsal manubrial plate with 4 ciliate chaetae and 2 psp.
Remarks. Tyrannoseira sex most resembles T. diabolica in having reduced pigmentation and general morphology. Differences are shown in Table 1.
description: Published as part of Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Godeiro, Nerivania Nunes & Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Brazilian genus Tyrannoseira Bellini & Zeppelini, 2011 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae), pp. 201-248 in Zootaxa 4586 (2) on pages 235-241, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2644360