Troglobius coprophagus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Entomobryoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Entognatha Subclassis: Collembola Ordo: Entomobryomorpha Superfamilia: Entomobryoidea

Familia: Paronellidae
Subfamilia: Troglopedetinae
Genus: Troglobius
Species: Troglobius coprophagus

Name

Troglobius coprophagus Palacios-Vargas & Wilson, 1990

Type locality: La Grotte d'Andrafiabè cave system, about 4 km from Andrafiabè village, Ankarana Massif, 70 km south of Antsiranana, North Madagascar.

Holotype: UNAM. no further information.

References

Primary references

• Palacios-Vargas, J.G. & Wilson, J. 1990. Troglobius coprophagus, a new genus and species of cave Collembola from Madagascar, with notes on its ecology. International journal of speleology 19(1-4): 67–73. DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.19.1.6 Reference page.