Bionychiurus tamilensis explained

Bionychiurus tamilensis is a species of the family Onychiuridae, a group of springtails.[1] Bionychiurus tamilensis has a dorsal pseudocellus (pso) formula as 32/133/33343 and a ventral pso formula as 11/011/11121. It was recorded from the Nilgiri Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of Western Ghats, India. The status as new species of the genus Bionychiurus was confirmed molecular studies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1870.tb00214.x . XII. Notes on the Thysanura.-Part IV . Transactions of the Linnean Society of London . 27 . 2 . 277–297 . 1870 . Lubbock . John .
  2. Thunnisa . Abu Muhsina . Sumithra . Nallathambi . Narmatha . Senthilkumar . Jyothi . Manikkiri . Sanil . Ravindranathanpillai . 2021-02-02 . First record of genus Bionychiurus Pomorski 1996 (Collembola: Onychiuridae) from India. . 10.21203/rs.3.rs-156881/v1. 234033782 .