New Acerentulus Species from France (Protura, Acerentomidae)

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Acta zool, cracov., 40(1): 57-69, Kraków, 25 July 1997 New Acerentulus species from France(Protura, Acerentomidae) Andrzej Szeptycki Received: 15 Nov. 1996 Accepted for publication: 5 March 1997 Szeptycki A. 1997. New Acerentulus species from France(Protura, Acerentomidae). Acta zool, cracov. 40(1): 57-69. Abstract. Acerentulus correzeanus sp. nov. andA. proximus sp. nov. (from France, Corrèze, Bellechassagne) ofcunhai " " group, andA. gigas sp. nov. (from France, Corrèze, Brigouleix, community of Sornac)"confinis" of group are described. Key words: Protura, Acerentulus, taxonomy, France. Andrzej Szeptycki, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków. The paper contains the descriptions of threeAcerentulus new species collected in Corrèze, France. The type material is deposited in the collection of the Institute of the Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland, some paratypes are in the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The terminology of Bernard(1990) is used in the description of the shape of accessory setae. Acerentulus correzeanus sp. nov. (Figs 1-23) Diagnosis. Foretarsal sensilluma short,b much shorter thanc, passing level of 2. Seta P la absent on urotergite I, present on II-VII. P3aSeta on urotergite VI and VII absent. Urosternite I - III without pores, IV-V with 1 + 1, and VI with n+n pores. Acrostyli distinct, conical; penis with 5+5 setae. Descript i о n. Head setae of medium length, rostrum short (Fig. 1); additional seta absent, postpseudocular seta present. Sensory setae as short, linear microchaetae; 3+3 sensory setae on dorsal side, on ventral side (Fig. 2) not differentiated. Pseudoculus (Fig. 4) almost round with short lever, PR 12.2-19.0. Filamento di sostegno (Figs 5,6) long, with round or slightly elongated calyx, and bilobate (rarely trilobed) posterior dilation, CF 3.7 - 4.7 (in maturi juniores and larvae II 3.9-5.3). Sensilla of maxillary palp (Fig. 1 ) thin, subequal. Tuft of labial palp with 3 branches, sensillum slender (Fig. 3). Main setae on nota (Fig. 7) relatively Pla,long, P2a, and P5 as small, gemmate microchaetae. Length ratio Plof : P2 on mesonotum as 1 : 1.1-1.3.P4a Seta on metanotum,A2 on thoracal sterna, М2 on prosternum as linear microchaetae. Thoracal sterna without pores. .

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