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F4CCFAA927485519961DD9465F513E06.taxon	description	Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Table 2	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
F4CCFAA927485519961DD9465F513E06.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with diffuse blue pigmentation (head, Th II to Abd III, collophore, legs, and furcula), Ant I – IV, head anteriorly, Th II and Abd III laterally and Abd V dark blue pigmented, Abd IV proximal half with a transversal band (Fig. 2). Dorsal head with 7 – 9 mac on An series and 2 mac on A series (Fig. 3 E), clypeal formula with 2 l, 4 ft and 3 pf chaetae and two chaeta extra (Fig. 3 D), labial papilla E l. p. finger-shaped and surpassing the apex of papilla basis (Fig. 4 C), postlabial chaetotaxy with 2 short spines, cephalic groove with 5 – 6 chaetae, 2 – 3 smooth and 3 – 4 ciliate (Fig. 4 D). Th II to Abd IV macrochaetotaxy formula with 0, 0 | 0, 1 + 1, 0 + 2, 2 + 12 – 13 mac (Figs 6, 7), Abd IV with 6 median sens and 7 posterior mes (Fig. 7 B). Trochanteral organ with about 10 – 14 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 9 D). Unguis m. t. paired and larger than b. t., a. t. present (Fig. 9 E). Collophore anteriorly with 16 ciliate chaetae (Fig. 10 A), posteriorly with 5 ciliate and 1 distal smooth chaeta per side (Fig. 10 B), lateral flap with 2 smooth and 3 – 5 ciliate chaetae (Fig. 10 C). Manubrial plate with 4 – 5 ciliate chaetae, dens with basal tubercle apically rounded, mucronal spinelet absent (Fig. 11 C).	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
F4CCFAA927485519961DD9465F513E06.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) 1.15 – 1.27 mm (n = 5), holotype 1.27 mm. Habitus typical of Rhynchocyrtus. Body with diffuse blue pigmentation, Ant I – IV, head anteriorly, Th II and Abd III laterally and Abd V dark blue pigmented, Abd IV proximal and distal halves with a transversal band each, Th II to Abd II posteriorly each with a thin transverse band, eyespots black (Fig. 2). Brownish weakly ciliate scales, apically rounded, truncate or rarely irregular, oval, elongated or rarely pyriform, present on all head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, coxae III and manubrium and dens ventrally (Fig. 2). — Head: Ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 2.79 – 4.81 (n = 4), holotype 1: 3.5; antennal ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.18 – 1.64: 1.37 – 2: 1.75 – 2.45 (n = 5) holotype 1: 1.5: 1.6: 2. Ant IV not annulated, without apical bulb, with sens of different sizes and ciliate chaetae. Ant III sense organ with 2 finger-shape sens, 3 blunt guard sensilla plus another posterior sensillum next to it (Fig. 3 A). Ant II dorsally with 4 distal and 2 proximal sens (Fig. 3 B). Ant I dorsally with 3 proximal sens - like smooth chaetae (Ant I organ sensu Hüther 1986) (Fig. 3 C). Eyes 8 per side, eye B larger than others, G and H smaller, interocular chaetae (p) as mac, others as mic (q, s, r, t), interocular scales absent (Fig. 3 E). Head dorsal chaetotaxy with 7 – 9 ‘ An’ (An 1 a – 3), 5 ‘ A’ (A 0 – 5), 5 ‘ M’ (M 1 – 4), 6 ‘ S’ (S 0, S 2 – 6), 3 ‘ Ps’ (Ps 2 – 3, Ps 5), 3 – 4 ‘ Pa’ (Pa 2, Pa 5 – 7, Pa 2 present or absent, Pa 6 as bothriotrichum), 2 ‘ Pm’ (Pm 1 – 2), 6 ‘ Pp’ (Pp 1 – 6) and 3 ‘ Pe’ (Pe 3, Pe 5 – Pe 6) chaetae (Fig. 3 E). Clypeal formula with 2 (l 1 – 2, plus 2 unnamed), 4 (ft) and 3 (pf 0 – 2) ciliate chaetae, l 1 larger than others and acuminate, others subequal (Fig. 3 D). Four prelabral chaetae (pl 1 – 2) smooth and subequal to each other (Fig. 3 D). Labral formula with 5 (p 0 – 2), 5 (m 0 – 2), 4 (a 1 – 2) chaetae, a 1 – 2 thicker than others, p 0 – 2 larger, others subequal (Fig. 3 D). Mouth cone and mouthparts projected into an elongated conical structure, typical of the genus (Figs 2 B, 3 D, 4 D, 5). Mandible strongly elongated, right side with 5 and left with 4 incisor teeth (Fig. 5). Maxilla with a sickle-shaped ungulum and two smooth lobed lamellae (Fig. 4 A). Maxillary palp with a. a and b. c. smooth and subequal, sublobal plate with tree smooth appendages (Fig. 4 B). Labial papilla E l. p. finger-shaped, surpassing the apex of papilla basis (Fig. 4 C). Labium with 5 proximal chaetae, the baso-internal one larger and thicker than others, others subequal (Fig. 4 D). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae a 1 – 5, m 1, e and l 1 – 2 smooth, r reduced to a spine-like mic (Fig. 4 D). Ventral chaetotaxy with about 19 – 20 chaetae (7 – 10 smooth, 9 – 13 ciliate) and 2 lateral short spine-like mic, postlabial chaetotaxy with 4 (G 1 – 4), 1 (X) and 4 (H 1 – 4) chaetae, respectively, cephalic groove with 5 – 6 chaetae, 2 – 3 smooth and 3 – 4 ciliate (Fig. 4 D). — Thorax and abdomen: Th II slightly projected over the head anteriorly (Fig. 2). Tergal sensilla and microsensilla formulae of Th. II – Abd. V as 1, 1 | 0, 1, 1, +, 3 and 1, 0 | 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, respectively (Figs 6, 7). Abd II – IV bothriotrichal formula as 2 (a 5, m 2), 3 (a 5, m 2, m 5), 2 (T 2, T 4) (Figs 6 D, 7 B). Body psp pattern (Fig. 8): dorsally: Ant I outer side (1), Ant I inner side (2), Th II – Abd IV dorsally (1 – 1 each), coxae I – III (2, 2 – 3, 2), manubrium basis (1), manubrial plate (0 – 2), and proximal dens (1); laterally: Th III – Abd III (0), BP 4 (4 – 7); ventrally: Ant III (1), Ant II (1), Ant I (0), Th I – III (1), collophore anteriorly (1) and posteriorly (1), between collophore and tenaculum (1), tenaculum posteriorly (1 unpaired), Abd IV (0) and anterior to genital plate (?). Thoracic chaetotaxy (Fig. 6 A, B). Th II a, m and p series with 9, 6 and 7 mic (plus 1 chaetae of unknown homology), respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 6, 5 and 6 chaetae, respectively, and 1 lateral mac. Ratio Th II: III = 3.11 – 2.34: 1 (n = 4), holotype 2.77: 1. Abdominal chaetotaxy (Figs 6 C, D, 7 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 5, 5 and 2 mic, respectively. Abd II with a, m and p series with 5, 6 and 4 chaetae, respectively, m 3 and m 5 as mac, a 5 and m 2 as bothriotricha, with 2 – 3 and 2 surrounding fan-shaped chaetae, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 6, 8 and 4 chaetae, respectively, plus 2 lateral chaetae of unknown homology, pm 6 and p 6 as mac, m 2 bothriotrichum with 3 surrounding fan-shaped chaetae, and bothriotricha a 5 and m 2 with 6 – 7 surrounding fan-shaped chaetae between them. Abd IV series ‘ A ’ – ‘ r ’ with 6 (A), 5 (B), 4 – 5 (C), 7 (T), 1 (Te), 5 (D), 2 (De), 6 (E), 1 (Ee), 5 (F), 3 (Fe) and 3 (r) chaetae, respectively, plus Si and Sm as mic, 2 inner (B 5 – 6) and 12 – 13 lateral as mac (T 6 – 7, D 3, De 3, E 2 – 4, E 4 p 2, F 1 – 3, Fe 4), at least 7 sens (as and ps type I, others type II) and 7 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 2, 2 and 4 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 2.05 – 2.9 (n = 5), holotype 1: 1.90. — Legs: Subcoxa I with one row of 4 – 6 chaetae, subcoxa II with 7 – 8 chaetae on row a and 3 anterior chaetae, p row with 5 chaetae, subcoxa III with one row 6 – 8 chaetae (Fig. 9 A – C). Trochanteral organ with 10 – 14 spine-like chaetae, 2 – 4 anterior, 3 – 6 posterior, 1 apical and 3 in the distal arm (Fig. 9 D). Tibiotarsus III internally devoid of mac. Tenent hair apically capitate and 0.77 smaller than the outer edge of unguis, tibiotarsal smooth chaeta of leg III 0.72 smaller than unguiculus length, pretarsus with one anterior and one posterior small chaetae (Fig. 9 E). Ungues I – III outer side with 2 paired basolateral teeth and 1 unpaired basomedian tooth, inner edge with 5 teeth, b. t. and m. t. (larger) paired, a. t. unpaired and smaller than others (Fig. 9 E). Unguiculi I – III with 4 lamellae (ai, ae, pi, pe), all acuminate and smooth (Fig. 9 E). Ratio unguis III: unguiculus III = 1: 1.8 in holotype. — Collophore: Anterior side with about 16 ciliate chaetae of different sizes (Fig. 10 A), posterior side with 5 ciliated and 1 distal smooth chaeta per side (Fig. 10 B), lateral flap with 2 smooth and 3 – 5 ciliate chaetae (Fig. 10 C). — Furcula: Manubrium ventrally with about 9 apical scales and 2 inner ciliate chaetae per side (Fig. 11 A), manubrial plate with 4 – 5 subequal ciliate chaetae (Fig. 11 B). Dens dorsally with an apically rounded dental tubercle on its basis (Fig. 11 B). Mucro bidentate, apical tooth slightly smaller than basal one, mucronal spine reaching apex of basal tooth, mucronal spinelet absent (Fig. 11 C). — Genital plate: FEMALE. Female genital plate with 2 anterior and 2 posterior small smooth chaetae (Fig. 11 D). MALE. male genital plate unclear.	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
F4CCFAA927485519961DD9465F513E06.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named in honor of Dr. Maria Cleide de Mendonça from Museu Nacional of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, one of the authors of the genus and a taxonomist who has made many valuable contributions to the knowledge of Brazilian Collembola. Specific name feminine, in genitive singular.	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
094EF0DB5A5C5B839E0C8C6430AC78EA.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Rhynchocyrtus klausi Mendonça and Fernandes, 2007 by original designation.	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
094EF0DB5A5C5B839E0C8C6430AC78EA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Pigmented springtails. Scales finely ciliate by short interrupted cilia, rounded, oval, slightly truncate or irregular, mostly elongated, present on dorsal and ventral head, dorsal trunk, ventral manubrium and dens. Antennae and collophore scaleless. Antennae shorter than body length (Fig. 2), Ant IV without apical bulb. Eyes 8 + 8 (Fig. 3 E). Four smooth prelabral chaetae (Fig. 3 D). Mouth cone, mandibles and maxillae elongated, projecting anteriorly as a beak-like mouth (Figs 2, 5), maxillae with lobed lamellae (Fig. 4 A). Mesonotum (Th II) slightly projected over head anteriorly (Fig. 2). Dorsal head and trunk macrochaetotaxy reduced, tergal sensilla and microsensilla formulae of Th II – Abd V typical of Lepidocyrtinae, as 1, 1 | 0, 1, 1, +, 3 and 1, 0 | 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, respectively, bothriotricha formula of Abd II – IV as 2, 3, 2 (Figs 6, 7). Trochanteral organ underdeveloped (Fig. 9 D). Dens dorso-proximal region with a small apically rounded tubercle (Fig. 11 B), without spines or other clearly modified chaetae. Mucro short and bidentate, with a basal spine lacking the spinelet (adapted and updated from Mendonça and Fernandes, 2007).	en	de França, Josemária Silva, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivânia, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia (2025): Where does Rhynchocyrtus Mendonça and Fernandes (Collembola, Entomobryidae) fit? A new species, mitogenome and insights into the troubled systematics of Lepidocyrtinae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83: 713-736, DOI: 10.3897/asp.83.e171454
