Abstract

GARCIA-GOMEZ, Arturo  and  CUTZ-POOL, Leopoldo Q.. Nueva Willemia del grupo anophthalma (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) del Volcán Iztaccíhuatl, México. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2008, vol.24, n.3, pp.01-05. ISSN 2448-8445.

A new species of the genus Willemia, anophthalma group, W. iztaccihuatlensis n. sp., from the Northwest slope of Iztaccihuatl Volcano is described. It is characterized by absence of the sensilla e 1 on antennal segment IV, post antennal organ (PAO) with eight vesicles and anal spines bigger than all of species known. A comparative table of the anophothalma group with three closer relative species and the new species is given.

Keywords : Willemia; taxonomy; Iztaccíhuatl; volcano; México.