taxonID	type	description	language	source
7B6687A7FFFAFF90FF12D290FF71FD4C.taxon	description	Figs 2, 11, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFAFF90FF12D290FF71FD4C.taxon	description	(catalog).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFAFF90FF12D290FF71FD4C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body pale white with dark violet pigments on Ant I – IV, proximal leg III, femur and tibiotarsus distally; Th II projected anteriorly and with 6 median (m 1 ip present) in m 1 – 2 complex and 11 posterior mac (p 3 absent); Th III – Abd II with 9, 5, 4 central mac respectively (Fig. 11 A); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated but toothless; manubrial plate with 2 – 3 blunt mac; dens with 4 blunt mac (Fig. 11 B) (modified from B ̂ rner 1903; Coates 1968).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFAFF90FF12D290FF71FD4C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The specimen of L. annulicornis described by Yosii (1959) from Cape Town does not show the same morphology of specimens from Mozambique (sensu B ̂ rner 1903; Denis 1935; Coates 1968) (Fig. 2), and for this reason they are herein designated as L. ryozoi nom. nov. In this same sense the chaetotaxy description of Szeptycki (1979), as well as the interpretation by Soto-Adames (2008) of Seira annulicornis (locality not specified) also do not fit neither the description of Yosii (1959) or Coates (1968), and consequently should not be considered as identity of this species. Even so, L. annulicornis differs from these species by body with dark violet pigments on Ant I – IV, proximal leg III, femur and tibiotarsus distally, while L. ryozoi nom. nov. has pigments on Ant III – IV, Ant II and tibiotarsus I – III distally (unknow in Szeptycki’s specimens). Lepidocyrtinus annulicornis differs in chaetotaxy by Th II with 6 median mac in m 1 – 2 complex (5 in L. ryozoi and Szeptycki’s specimens) and posteriorly without p 3 mac (present in L. ryozoi). They also differ by Th III with p 1 i mac and p 1 i 2 mac absent (opposite in L. ryozoi), and dens with 4 blunt mac (9 – 10 in L. ryozoi). Other differences among similar species to L. annulicornis are listed in Table 3.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF90FF12D35CFDC1FA9A.taxon	description	Figs 2, 12, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF90FF12D35CFDC1FA9A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body pale white with violet pigments on Ant III – IV, Ant II and femur I – III distally; Th II projected anteriorly and with 14 anterior, 7 median (m 1 ip absent, m 4 and m 4 i present) and 11 posterior mac (p 3 present); Th III – Abd II with 9, 5, 4 central mac respectively (Fig. 12 A); Abd IV with 17 central mac and 8 lateral mac (Fig. 12 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus with all lamella acuminate and toothless (Fig. 12 C); manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac; dens with 9 – 10 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Fig. 12 D).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF90FF12D35CFDC1FA9A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. It is named after Dr. Ryozo Yoshii (in memoriam), an important Collembola researcher.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF90FF12D35CFDC1FA9A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus ryozoi nom. nov. resembles L. annulicornis in general morphology (see the remark sections of these species and Table 3).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF99FF12D569FB91F991.taxon	description	Figs 2, 13 – 17, Tables 1 and 4	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF99FF12D569FB91F991.taxon	materials_examined	Examined material. 1 male and 4 females in slides and 1 specimen in alcohol (INPA): South Africa, Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park, Newlands, 33 ° 57 ’ 51.9 ” S, 18 ° 26 ’ 25.1 ” E (Fig. 2), in Pine Plantation, 200 m, 12. ix. 2008, Leaf Litter, C Uys coll. 3 females in slides and 170 specimens in alcohol (CC / UFRN): 33 ° 57 ’ 58.3 ” S, 18 ° 26 ’ 31.6 ” E, in Afrotemperate Forest, 230 m, 15. i. 2009, Sugar-baited Ant Trap, C Uys coll. 23 specimens in alcohol (INPA): Spilhaus, Cecilia Ravine, 33 ° 59 ’ 53.7 ” S, 18 ° 24 ’ 51.6 ” E, in Fynbos, 520 m, 23. i. 2009, Sugar-baited Ant Trap, C Uys coll.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF99FF12D569FB91F991.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark blue pigments on Ant III – IV, Th II laterally up to one transverse band on Abd III, and spots on Abd IV – V and legs (Fig. 13); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, M 4 i, S 0 – 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and not reaching the base of a. a. (Figs 14 D – F); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than others) ciliated, e and l 2 smooth, L 1 ciliated or smooth; Th II not projected anteriorly and with 17 anterior, 9 median (m 1 ip, m 4 i – 4 p present) and 15 – 16 posterior mac (p 2 ep, p 2 ep 2, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 10, 5 – 6, 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 10 – 11 central mac and 11 lateral mac (Figs 15, 16 B); unguis a. t. present or absent; unguiculus with pe lamella serrated and with small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 4 – 5 spine-like chaetae and 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 17 E); manubrium ventrally with 2 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate without blunt mac; dens with with 13 – 19 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Figs 17 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF99FF12D569FB91F991.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.21 – 3.22 (n = 4). Specimens pale white with dark blue pigment on distal Ant II to Ant IV, anterior head, lateral Th II to Abd II which extends to most of the Abd III, central spots on Abd IV and V, coxa II – III, and trochanter to proximal half of tibiotarsus; eyepatches black (Fig. 13). Scales present on Ant I to basis of Ant III, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae subequal to trunk length (Fig. 13); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.04; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.57 – 1.82: 2.92 – 3.24: 2.97 (Ant IV present in one specimens). Ant IV annulated on distal one seventh, with apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III annulated on distal two thirds, apical organ with 2 rods elongated, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae (Fig. 14 A). Ant I dorsally with 3 – 4 median mac and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines (Fig. 14 B). Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 9 – 10 An, 4 A, 4 M, 8 S and 1 Pp mac (Fig. 14 F). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 8 (ft), 5 (pf 1 – 2) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 and pf 0 – 1 larger, l 1 apically acuminate, others subequal (Fig. 14 C). Prelabral chaetae smooth, inner chaetae eventually with two small median filaments (Fig. 14 D). Labral p 0 chaeta with median filament unequal in length. Labral inner and outer papillae rounded, not projected (as in Fig. 19 C). Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.19 longer than t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and not reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 14 E). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than others) ciliated, e and l 2 smooth, L 1 ciliated or smooth. Ventral head with about 25 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 2 (H 2, H 4), 3 (J 1 – 3) chaetae, 5 thin posterior chaetae with different lengths, and 3 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 14 G). Thorax chaetotaxy (Figs 15 A – B). Th II not projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 17, 9 and 15 – 16 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 4, 1 and 8 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.69 – 153: 1 (n = 4). Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 15 C – D, 16 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0 – 1, 5 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 0 – 1, 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 10 – 11 central mac on A – T series and 11 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 12 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 11 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.87 – 4.23 (n = 4). Legs. Subcoxa I with 5 chaetae and 3 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 12 chaetae, posterior row of 7 chaetae, 1 posterior chaeta and 8 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 12 chaetae, 2 anterior chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Figs 17 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 94 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 17 D). Tibiotarsus normal or subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 3 large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 8 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 3 – 4 inner teeth, b. t. smaller than m. t. in length, and a minute a. t., present or absent. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.52. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.32 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.88 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 19 – 22 chaetae, 4 – 5 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 7 – 9 normal ciliated chaetae, 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 3 mac distally; posterior side with 12 chaetae, 8 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 3 ciliated and 1 smooth chaetae distally; lateral flap with about 42 – 44 chaetae, 4 – 5 smooth and 38 – 39 ciliated (Fig. 17 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 2 / 2 (subapical), 24 – 28 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 18 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 17 F); manubrial plate with 3 ciliated mac apically acuminate (no blunt), 11 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 13 – 19 blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like (Fig. 17 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFFBFF99FF12D569FB91F991.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus barnardi resembles L. dayi in Th II normal (not projected anteriorly) and with anterior mac group sparce, prelabral chaetae mostly smooth, labral papillae rounded and discrete, dorsal chaetotaxy of Th II – III, and manubrial plate without blunt mac (Tables 3 – 4). However, L. barnardi differs from this species by color pattern with one transversal band on Abd III and one central spot on Abd IV, while in L. dayi most of the body is pigmented (Figs 13, 18). They also differ in head by basomedian labial field with chaeta e smooth (ciliated in L. dayi), labial papilla E with l. p. not reaching the base of a. a. (surpassing the base in L. dayi), and dorsal chaetotaxy with S 4 mac and Pa 3, Pm 3 and Pp 3 absent (opposite in L. dayi) (Figs 14 E – F, 19 D – E). In dorsal chaetotaxy they differ by Th III with 10 central and 3 lateral mac (11 and 2 respectively in L. dayi), Abd I generally with 6 central mac (a 2 present or absent, m 4 present) and Abd II with 4 central mac, while in L. dayi there are 5 central mac (m 4 absent) on Abd I and 3 central mac (m 3 e absent) on Abd II (Figs 15 B – D, 20 B – D). Other features that differ are: unguis a. t. often present (absent in L. dayi), manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 2 / 2 chaetae (1, 2, 2, 0 / 2 in L. dayi), and dens with 13 – 19 blunt mac (only 1 in L. dayi) (Figs 17 F – G, 22 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF2FF9FFF12D660FAECFBAD.taxon	description	Figs 2, 18 – 22, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF2FF9FFF12D660FAECFBAD.taxon	materials_examined	Examined type material. Neotype female designed on slide (SAM / IZIKO): South Africa, Cape Town, Ta-ble Mountain National Park, Kirstenbosch, 33 ° 58 ’ 55.0 ” S, 18 ° 25 ’ 25.0 ” E (Fig. 2), Afrotemperate Forest, 400 m, 12. ii. 2009, Pitfall trap, C Uys coll. Other examined material. 2 females in slides (INPA): same data as neotype. 1 female in slide and 1 specimens in alcohol (INPA): South Africa, Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park, Orange Kloof, 34 ° 00 ’ 12.3 ” S, 18 ° 23 ’ 25.8 ” E, Afrotemperate Forest, 130 m, 28. i. 2009, Sugar-baited Ant trap, C Uys coll. 6 specimens in alcohol (CC / UFRN): Cecilia-Rooikat, 33 ° 59 ’ 36.9 ” S, 18 ° 25 ’ 11.0 ” E, in Fynbos, 430 m, 21. ii. 2009, Sugar-baited Ant trap, C Uys coll. 4 females in slides and 11 specimens in alcohol (CC / UFRN): Tokai, 34 ° 03 ’ 54.3 ” S, 18 ° 24 ’ 10.2 ” E, in Pine Plantation, 300 m, 19. i. 2009, Sugar-baited Ant trap, C Uys coll.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF2FF9FFF12D660FAECFBAD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body all dark blue but depigmented in dorsal head, few trunk parts, tibiotasus and dens distally (Fig. 18); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3, S 5 – 6, Pa 3, Pm 3, Pp 3 and Pp 5 present, M 4 i as mac or mic; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and surpassing the base of a. a. (Figs 19 B, D – E); Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R, E, L 1 ciliated, R subequal or slightly smaller than the others, l 2 smooth; Th II not projected anteriorly and with 32 – 34 anterior, 9 median (m 1 ip, m 4 i – 4 p present) and 18 – 20 posterior mac (p 2 ep, p 2 ep 2, p 3 mac); Th III – Abd II with 11, 5, 3 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 11 – 12 central mac and 14 lateral mac (Figs 20, 21 B); unguis a. t. absent; unguiculus with pe lamella serrated and with small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 5 spine-like chaetae and 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta absent (Fig. 22 E); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate without blunt mac; dens with 1 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Figs 22 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF2FF9FFF12D660FAECFBAD.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.20 – 2.55 (n = 4). Specimens with dark blue pigments all over the body, except for posterior dorsal head, trunk intersegments membranae, Abd IV anteriorly, tibiotasus, and collophore and dens distally; eyepatches black (Fig. 18). Scales present on Ant I to proximal half of Ant III, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae smaller to trunk length; ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.98 (n = 1); antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.42: 1.83: 2.14. Ant IV annulated on distal fourth-fifths, apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III annulated on distal half, apical organ with 2 rods, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae. Ant I dorsally with 1 inner mac and 3 smooth mic at base, without spines (Fig. 19 A). Eyes A, B and C larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 9 – 10 An, 4 A, 3 – 4 M, 7 S, 1 Pa, 1 Pm and 2 Pp mac (Fig. 19 E). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 4 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than others and apically acuminate, 1 ft smaller, others subequal. Prelabral chaetae smooth and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta generally with median filament (Fig. 19 B). Labral inner and outer papillae rounded, not projected (Fig. 19 C). Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.13 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and surpassing the base of a. a. (Fig. 19 D). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R, E, L 1 ciliated, R subequal or slightly smaller than others, l 2 smooth. Ventral head with about 30 – 31 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, about 14 thin posterior chaetae with different lengths, and 1 larger b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 19 F). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 20 A – B). Th II not projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 32 – 34, 9 and 18 – 20 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 4, 1 and 8 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.95 – 1.26: 1 (n = 4). Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 20 C – D, 21 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 3 and 0 mac, respectively, m 3 e absent. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 11 – 12 central mac on A – T series and 14 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 9 sens (ps type I, others type II) and 10 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 3 and 5 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 4.26 – 5.25 (n = 4). Legs. Subcoxa I with 5 chaetae, 1 anterior chaeta present or absent and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 11 – 12 chaetae, posterior row of 6 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 13 chaetae, 3 anterior chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 22 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 38 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 22 D). Tibiotarsus not subdivided, modified chaetae absent. Unguis with 3 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. absent. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth. Collophore. Anterior side with 18 – 19 chaetae, 5 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 7 – 8 normal ciliated chaetae, 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 15 chaetae, 13 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 2 ciliated chaetae distally; lateral flap with about 30 – 31 chaetae, 4 – 5 smooth and 26 ciliated (Fig. 22 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 1, 2, 2, 0 / 2 (subapical), 12 – 20 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 16 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 22 F); manubrial plate with 5 mac ciliated and apically acuminate (no blunt), 7 – 11 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with 1 proximal blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like (Fig. 22 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF2FF9FFF12D660FAECFBAD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus dayi resembles L. barnardi (see the remarks of this species and Tables 3 and 4).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	description	Figs 2, 23 – 31, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (INPA-CLL 0000110): South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal province, Ndumo Game Reserve, Ezulweni Hide near to Nyamiti lake, 26 ° 53 ’ 11.0 ” S, 32 ° 18 ’ 36.7 ” E (Fig. 2), 35 m., 27. xi- 3. xii. 2014, Yellow Pan Trap, SL Winterton & PH Kerr coll. 11 paratypes: 1 male, 2 females and 1 juvenile on slides and 2 specimens in alcohol (INPA-CLL 0000110), 1 female on slide (CC / UFRN), and 2 females and 2 specimen in alcohol (SAM / IZIKO), all with the same data of the holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark pigments on inner side of Ant II – III, all head and proximal legs; Abd III with one lateral spot in club-shape, and all Abd V to proximal manubrium (Fig. 23 A); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, M 4 i, S 0 – 3, S 5 – 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and reaching the base of a. a.; basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated (Figs 24 C – D, F – G); Th II projected anteriorly and with 14 – 15 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 12 posterior mac (p 2 ep as mac, p 3 as mic); Th III – Abd II with 9, 5, 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 16 central mac and 13 lateral mac, B 6 mac modified (Figs 25 – 27); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus with pe lamella smooth and toothless (Fig. 28 E); collophore anteriorly with 10 spine-like chaetae and 2 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta absent (Fig. 29 A); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 5 – 7 blunt mac apically bulletlike (Figs 29 B – C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.63 – 2.68 (n = 4), holotype 2.68 mm. Specimens yellowish (except for tibiotarsus III and furcula part, pale white) with dark pigments on Ant I that extends in an inner strip to the Ant III distally, Ant IV (apex depigmented); head (more pigmented dorso-anteriorly laterally), one lateral spot in club-shape on Abd III, Abd V to proximal manubrium and coxae I – III; Abd IV posteriorly with vestigial ventrolateral pigments; eyepatches black (Fig. 23 A). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one fifth of Ant III, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae subequal or slighty smaller than trunk length (Fig. 23 A); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.11 – 1.46 (n = 3), holotype 1: 1.11; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.52 – 1.67: 2.9 – 3.17: 2.63 – 3.08, holotype 1: 1.54: 3.17: 2.63. Ant IV almost entirely annulated (except for a small proximal part) with apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III annulated on distal three fourths, apical organ with 2 oval sens, 2 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae (Fig. 24 A). Ant I dorsally with 3 median mac and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines (Fig. 24 B). Eye A larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 – 12 An, 4 A, 4 M, 7 S and 1 Pp mac (Fig. 24 F). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 2 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than the others, others subequal (Fig. 24 C). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 – 1 chaeta larger than the others, others subequal, p 0 without filament (Fig. 24 C). Labral papillae with two inner rounded projections, outer papillae absent (Fig. 24 C). Maxillary palp with t. a. and b. c. both smooth, b. c. 1.09 larger than t. a. (Fig. 24 E). Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and almost reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 24 D). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R, E, L 1 – 2 ciliated, R subequal to others (Fig. 24 G). Ventral head with about 20 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 3 (J 1 – 3) chaetae, 1 thin posterior chaeta and 2 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 24 G). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 25 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 14 – 15, 8 and 12 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 2, 0 and 8 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 2.24 – 1.50: 1 (n = 4), holotype 1.53: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 25 C – D, 26 – 27). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, m 4 absent. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 16 central mac on A – T series and 13 lateral mac on E – Fe series, B 6 mac modified; at least 4 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 8 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and pa / p series with 1, 4 and 3 / 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.12 – 4.74 (n = 4), holotype 1: 3.92. Legs. Subcoxa I with 4 – 5 chaetae on a row and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 8 chaetae, posterior row of 5 – 6 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 8 – 9 chaetae, 0 – 1 posterior chaeta and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 28 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 27 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 28 D). Tibiotarsus subdivided or not, outer side with 4 proximal larger ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 6 mac weakly ciliated, anterior side with 2 mac on proximal half. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. smaller. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.56. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.54 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.86 smaller than unguis outer edge (Fig. 28 E). Collophore. Anterior side with 16 chaetae, 10 spine-like chaetae, 1 proximal ciliated chaeta, 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 10 ciliated chaetae (2 unpaired), 9 thin widely distributed and 1 thicker distally; lateral flap with about 29 chaetae, 4 smooth and 25 ciliated (Fig. 29 A). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 1, 0, 0, 0 / 2 (subapical), 16 – 18 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 13 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 29 B); manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac ciliated and abruptly acuminate at apex (1 smaller), 5 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 5 – 7 blunt mac weakly ciliated and apically bullet-like, holotype with 7 (Fig. 29 C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Refers to the continent where the species was found, Africa.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFF4FFA6FF12D443FCEDFA8E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus africanus sp. nov. resembles L. annulicornis, L. botswanensis sp. nov. and L. capensis Womersley, 1934 by Ant III – IV annulated, prelabral chaetae ciliated (at least in L. botswanensis), Th II with 6 median mac in m 1 – 2 complex, and PmB group with 3 mac, Th III to Abd II with 9, 5 and 4 central mac, respectively, unguis with 4 inner teth, and furcula with modified mac (see Table 2). However, L. africanus differs from these species by Abd III with one lateral spot in club-shape and Abd V to proximal manubrium completely pigmented, while in L. annulicornis there are violet pigments on femur III distally, in L. botswanensis the posterior head and coxae are weakly pigmented (Fig. 32), and in L. capensis there are dark pigments on head and Th II anteriorly (see Womersley 1934: 462). Concerning the chaetotaxy, L. africanus differs by Th II with 7 mac in PmA group (6 in L. annulicornis and L. botswanensis) and 2 in PmC group (4 in L. capensis), Th III with 9 central mac (8 in L. capensis), and Abd IV with B 6 mac modified (Fig. 27), a feature never reported before to any species of Lepidocyrtinus or even other Seirinae. Finally, L. africanus also differs by unguiculus pe lamella smooth and toothless (serrated in L. annulicornis and L. botswanensis and with a proximal tooth in L. botswanensis and L. capensis), and manubrial plate and dens respectively with 3 and 5 – 7 blunt mac (less in the other species).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	description	Figs 2, 32 – 38, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (NHMLA): Botswana, South-East District, Lobatse, Moroekwe farm, 25 ° 10 ’ S; 25 ° 06 ’ E (Fig. 2), 1.240 m, 8 – 22. xi. 2005, Malaise trap, M Bing coll. 4 paratypes: 2 females on slides and 1 specimen in alcohol (NHMLA), and 1 female on slide (INPA-CLL 000034), same data as holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with purple pigments on Ant II internally to IV and dark blue on coxa I (Fig. 32); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, M 4 i, S 0 – 3, S 5 – 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and surpassing the base of a. a; basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated (Figs 33 C – D, 34 A and C); Th II projected anteriorly and with 13 – 14 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 - 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 11 posterior mac (p 2 ep as mac, p 3 as mic); Th III – Abd II with 9, 5, 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 17 central mac and 13 lateral mac (Figs 35, 36 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth (Fig. 37 F); collophore anteriorly with 7 spine-like chaetae and 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 38 A); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 0 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 1 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 3 – 4 blunt mac apically bullet-like (Figs 38 B – C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 1.83 – 2.62 (n = 4), holotype 2.61 mm. Specimens pale white with purple pigments on Ant IV, internal side of the Ant II – III, and weakly present on anterior and posterior head, and basal part of tibiotarsus I. Pigments dark blue intensely on coxa I, and weakly on coxa II – III and Th II; eyepatches black (Fig. 32). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one quarter of Ant III, proximal Ant IV, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior and posterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae smaller than trunk length (Fig. 32); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.35 – 1.84 (n = 4), holotype 1: 1.40; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.43 – 1.59: 2.2 – 2.44: 2.38 – 3.34, holotype 1: 1.43: 2.2: 2.38. Ant IV completely annulated with apical bulb apically unilobed or bilobed. Ant III annulated on distal three fourths, apical organ with 2 club-shaped sens, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae (Fig. 33 A). Ant I dorsally with 3 median mac and 3 smooth mic at the base, apparently without spines (Fig. 33 B). Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 An, 4 A, 4 M, 7 S and 1 Pp mac. (Fig. 33 D). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 3 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than others, l 1 apically acuminate, others subequal (Fig. 33 C). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta without median filament, p 0 – 1 larger than others. Labral papillae with two inner conical projections, outer papillae absent (Fig. 33 C). Maxillary palp with smooth t. a and b. c. finely ciliated, thicker and 1.09 longer than the t. a. (Figs. 34 B). Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and surpassing the base of a. a. (Fig. 34 A). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated (Fig. 34 C). Ventral head with about 22 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, 5 thin posterior chaetae, and 3 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 34 C). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 35 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 13 – 14, 8 and 11 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 2, 0 and 8 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.90 – 1.40: 1 (n = 4), holotype 1.40: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 35 C – D, 36 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, m 4 absent. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 2 – 3 and 0 – 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 17 central mac on A – T series and 13 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 2 posterior sens (ps type I, other type II) and 6 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and pa / p series with 1, 4 and 1 / 5 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.53 – 4.48 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.14. Legs. Subcoxa I with 5 chaetae on a row and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 9 chaetae, posterior row of 4 chaetae, 2 extra chaetae near p row and 6 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 9 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Figs 37 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 23 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 37 D). Tibiotarsus not subdivided, outer side with 3 proximal larger ciliated chaetae apically acuminate (e), inner side with 9 mac weakly ciliated (ai and pi), and anterior side with 2 mac (ae) on proximal half (Fig. 37 E). Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. smaller. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.57. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.08 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.90 smaller than unguis outer edge (Fig. 37 F). Collophore. Anterior side with 14 chaetae, 7 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 ciliated chaeta, 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 5 chaetae, 4 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaeta distally; lateral flap with about 19 chaetae, 5 smooth and 14 ciliated (Fig. 38 A). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 1, 0, 0, 0 / 0 (subapical), 14 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 15 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 38 B); manubrial plate with 1 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 5 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 2 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 3 – 4 blunt mac weakly ciliated and apically bullet-like, holotype with 3 (Fig. 38 C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Refers to the type locality of the new species, Botswana.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFCDFFAEFF12D59CFBC8FE49.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus botswanensis sp. nov. resembles L. annulicornis in antennae subequal to trunk length, Th II with 6 median mac in m 1 – 2 complex and 11 posterior mac, Th III to Abd II with 9, 5 and 4 central mac, respectively, and unguiculus pe lamellae serrated. However, L. botswanensis differs from this species by color pattern (see remarks of L. africanus), unguiculus pe lamella with a small proximal tooth (absent in L. annulicornis) and manubrial plate with 1 mac abruptly acuminate at apex (2 – 3 in L. annulicornis).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	description	Figs 2, 39 – 44, Tables 1 – 2	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (NHMLA): Republic of the Congo, Poll Departament, Nagbe, LesioLouna Reserve, 03 ° 16 ’ S, 15 ° 28 ’ E (Fig. 2), 364 m., 18. viii. 2008, Malaise trap, B Brown coll. 7 paratypes: 2 females on slides (NHMLA and INPA-CLL 000035), same data as holotype; 1 male, 2 females and 2 juveniles on slides (NHMLA), same data as holotype, except 25. viii. 2008.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark bands on proximal Ant IV and femur III distally (Fig. 39); head mac A 0, A 2, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 3, S 5, S 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically finger-shaped and surpassing the base of a. a. (Figs 40 D – E); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae E, L 1 – 2 ciliated and r reduced in spine; Th II projected anteriorly and with 5 – 8 anterior, 5 – 6 median (m 4 – 4 p present, m 1 ip, m 2 i 2 and m 4 i mac absent) and 4 – 5 posterior mac (p 2 ep as mic, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 4, 1, 3 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 10 central mac and 13 – 14 lateral mac (Figs 41, 42 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 8 spine-like chaetae and 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 5 spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 43 E); manubrium ventrally with 2 / 4 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens without blunt mac (Figs 43 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	description	Description. Total length of body (head + trunk) 2.02 – 3.05 mm (n = 4), holotype 2.92 mm. Specimens pale white with dark blue pigments on proximal Ant IV, distal and proximal Ant I, femur II – III distally and proximal tibiotarsus; eyepatches and basal Ant I dark (Fig. 39). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one fifth of Ant IV, ventral and dorsal head, dorsal trunk, legs (except empodium), anterior and posterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae smaller than the trunk length (Fig. 39); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.33 – 1.63 (n = 2); antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.23 – 1.5: 1.20 – 1.39: 2.01 – 2.48 (present in two paratypes), holotype 1: 1.25: 1.30: missing. Ant IV annulated on distal three quarters, with apical bulb apically unilobed. Ant III not annulated, apical organ with 2 club-shaped sens curved, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae (Fig. 40 A). Ant I dorsally with 4 median mac and 6 smooth mic at the base, without spines (Fig. 40 B). Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 8 – 9 An, 3 A, 3 M, 3 S, 1 Ps and 1 Pp mac. (Fig. 40 E). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 2 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than the others, l 1 apically acuminate, others subequal (Fig. 40 C). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta without median filament. Labral papillae with two inner conical projections, outer papillae absent. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically finger-shaped and surpassing the base of a. a. (Fig. 40 D). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, E, L 1 – 2 ciliated, r reduced in spine. Ventral head with about 14 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, and 2 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 40 F). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 41 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 5 – 8, 5 – 6 and 4 – 5 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 0, 1 and 4 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.90 – 1.66: 1 (n = 4), holotype 1.68: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 41 C – D, 42 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0, 1 and 0 mac, respectively, m 2 i and m 4 i absent. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 3 and 0 mac, respectively, m 3 ep as mic. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 2 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 10 central mac on A – T series and 13 – 14 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 9 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 8 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.31 – 4.82 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.82. Legs. Subcoxa I with 6 chaetae on a row and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 10 chaetae, posterior row of 2 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 8 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 43 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 37 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 43 D). Tibiotarsus subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 2 proximal larger ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 7 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. smaller. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.64. Tibiotarsus smooth chaetae 0.86 smaller than unguiculus; tenent hair 0.91 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 14 chaetae, 8 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 ciliated chaeta, 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 9 chaetae, 5 spines, 3 thin ciliated chaetae and 1 smooth chaeta distally; lateral flap with about 17 chaetae, 5 smooth and 12 ciliated (Fig. 43 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 1, 2 2, 2 / 4 (subapical), 12 (apical) ciliated chaetae of different sizes plus approximately 11 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 43 F); manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 4 – 5 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally without blunt mac (Fig. 43 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. It is named after our friend, the Collembola researcher Dr. Fabio Gonçalves de Lima Oliveira (USP / RP, Brazil), who helped with this study providing specimens from Africa.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFC5FFB1FF12D258FBD0F8DD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus fabioi sp. nov. resembles especially L. rykei (Coates 1968) comb. nov. in reduced macrochaetotaxy, as Th II with 4 mac in m 1 – 2 complex, and Abd I – II with 1 and 3 central mac, respectively (Figs 41 A, C – D). However, L. fabioi differs from this species by Ant III not annulated (annulated in L. rykei), Th II with 4 – 5 posterior mac (8 in L. rykei), Th III with 4 central mac (6 in L. rykei), and dens devoided of blunt mac (present in L. rykei). Other differences among similar species to L. fabioi are listed in Table 2.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	description	Figs 2, 45 – 49, Tables 1 and 3	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (NHMLA): Republic of the Congo, Poll Departament, Nagbe, LesioLouna Reserve, 03 ° 16 ’ S, 15 ° 28 ’ E (Fig. 2), 18. viii. 2008, Malaise trap, B Brown coll. 3 paratypes on slides: 1 male and 1 female (NHMLA), plus 1 female (INPA-CLL 000036), same data as holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark blue pigments on Ant II – III internally and posterior head to coxa I and Th II laterally (Fig. 45); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3, S 5 – 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically finger-shaped and reaching the base of a. a. (Figs 46 D – E); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated; Th II projected anteriorly and with 13 – 14 anterior, 7 median (m 4 – 4 p present, m 1 ip and m 4 i mac absent) and 11 posterior mac (p 2 ep mac, p 3 mic); Th III – Abd II with 8 – 9, 5, 3 – 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 16 – 18 central mac and 12 – 13 lateral mac (Figs 47, 48 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 12 spine-like chaetae and 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 49 E); manubrium ventrally with 2 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 9 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Figs 49 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	description	Description. Total length of body (head + trunk) 2.44 – 4.32 mm (n = 4), holotype 4.32 mm. Specimen pale white with dark blue pigments present on inner side of the Ant I – III forming a longitudinal strip, posterolateral dorsal head, Th II lateral margin and all coxa I. Light blue pigments present on Th III laterally and femur III distally; eyepatches dark (Fig. 45). Scales present on Ant I to proximal half of Ant III, ventral and dorsal head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodium), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Ant IV missing in all specimens, antennae probably subequal or smaller than the trunk length (Fig. 45); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.56 – 2.23 (n = 3), holotype 1: 2.23 (Ant IV missing); antennal segments ratio as I: II: III = 1: 1.25 – 1.37: 2.26 – 2.65, holotype 1: 1.29: 2.28. Ant III annulated on distal three fourths, apical organ with 2 clubshaped sens, 3 spiny guard sens and s-blunt sens of different sizes (Fig. 46 A). Ant I dorsally with 5 median mac and 5 smooth mic at base, without spines (Fig. 46 B). Eyes A and B slightly larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 An, 4 A, 3 M, 7 S, 1 Ps and 1 Pp mac (Fig. 46 E). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 2 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than others, l 1 apically acuminate, others subequal (Fig. 46 C). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 – 1 larger than the others, p 0 without median filament. Labral papillae with two inner conical projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.14 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. finger-shaped and reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 46 D). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated. Ventral head with about 23 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 3 (J 1 – 3) chaetae (H 2 and J 2 larger than the others), 7 thin posterior chaetae, and 3 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 46 F). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 47 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 13 – 14, 7 and 11 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 2, 1 and 7 – 8 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.81 – 1.69: 1 (n = 4), holotype 1.81: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 47 C – D, 48 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 3 – 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 16 – 18 central mac on A – T series and 12 – 13 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 4 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 9 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.64 – 4.98 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.98. Legs. Subcoxa I with 7 chaetae on a row and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 13 chaetae, posterior row of 5 chaetae, plus 1 extra chaeta and 7 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 12 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 49 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 63 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 49 D). Tibiotarsus sometimes subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 4 larger ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 6 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. smaller. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.65. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 0.83 smaller than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.86 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 22 chaetae, 12 proximal spine-like chaetae, 3 ciliated chaetae, 5 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 11 chaetae, 9 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 ciliated and 1 smooth chaetae distally; lateral flap with about 42 chaetae, 11 smooth and 31 ciliated (Fig. 49 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 1, 2 2, 2 / 2 (subapical), 2 / 16 (apical) ciliated chaetae of different sizes plus approximately 15 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 49 F); manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac weakly ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 6 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with 9 blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like (Fig. 49 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of new species, paucisensillum, refers to the few (from Latin: pauci) sensilla seen in Abd IV.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFDCFFBDFF12D6D7FD46FB1D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus paucisensillum sp. nov. resembles L. ryozoi nom. nov. in Th II with 5 central mac in m 1 – 2 group, Th III to Abd II with 9, 5, 4 central mac, respectively, unguis a. t. present and dens with at least 9 blunt mac (Table 3). However, L. paucisensillum differs from this species by dark blue pigments on Ant II – III internally and on posterior head to coxa I and Th II laterally (Fig. 45), while in L. ryozoi there are pigments on all Ant III – IV, and distally on femur and tibiotarsus I – III (see Yosii 1959). In chaetotaxy they differ by Th II with p 3 mic and Th III without p 1 p 2 mac (opposite in L. ryozoi), in Abd IV with 6 – 7 (anterior), 4 (median) and 6 – 7 (posterior) central mac (8, 5 and 4 in L. ryozoi), and manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex (apically nipple-like in L. ryozoi) (Figs 12 A – B, D, 47 A – B, 48 B, 49 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	description	Figs 2, 50 – 54, Tables 1 and 4	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (SAM / IZIKO: SAM-ENW-C 009786): South Africa, Cape Town, Somerset West, Helderberg Nature Reserve, 34 ° 03 ’ 40 ’’ S, 18 ° 52 ’ 20 ’’ E (Fig. 2), Southern Afrotemperate Forest, 142 m, 13. xi. 2017, beating and aspirating, A. Liu coll. 22 paratypes: 2 females on slides and 5 specimens in alcohol (SAM / IZIKO: SAM-ENW-C 009786); 2 females on slides (SAM / IZIKO: SAM-ENW-C 009786 donated to INPA- CLL 000033), same date as holotype; 2 females and 1 juvenile in slides and 8 specimens in alcohol (SAM / IZIKO: SAM-ENW-C 009785), same data as holotype, except 17. x. 2017.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark bands on distal and proximal Ant III – IV and femur III distally (Fig. 50); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, M 4 i and S 0 – 6 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically fingershaped and not reaching the base of a. a. (Figs 51 C – D); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated; Th II projected anteriorly and with 12 – 14 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 12 – 13 posterior mac (p 2 ep and p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 11, 6, 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 16 central mac and 15 – 17 lateral mac (Figs 52, 53 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 11 spine-like chaetae and 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly without spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 54 E); manubrium ventrally with 2 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac apically nipple-like; dens with 11 – 13 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Figs 54 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	description	Description. Total length of body (head + trunk) 3.25 – 3.71 mm (n = 4), holotype 3.71 mm. Specimens pale white with dark brownish to bluish pigments on distal and proximal Ant III – IV, distal Ant II, anterior and posterior regions of eyepatches, and dark blue pigments on coxa I and tibiotarsus I – III distally; eyepatches dark (Fig. 50). Scales present on Ant I to proximal two thirds of Ant III, proximal one quarter of Ant IV, ventral and dorsal head, dorsal trunk, legs (except empodium), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae longer than the trunk length (Fig. 50); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 0.84 – 0.87 (n = 4), holotype 1: 0.84; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.31 – 1.52: 2.29 – 2.74: 2.97 – 3.18, holotype 1: 1.35: 2.29: 2.97. Ant IV annulated on distal three quarters, with apical bulb apically unilobed. Ant III annulated on distal two thirds, apical organ with 2 elongated rods, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae. Ant I dorsally with 5 median mac and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines (Fig. 51 A). Eyes A and B larger, G and H slightly smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 11 – 12 An, 4 A, 4 M and 8 S mac (Fig. 51 D). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 13 – 17 (ft), 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 and pf 0 – 1 larger than others, l 1 apically acuminate, 1 – 3 ft smaller, others subequal (Fig. 51 B). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta rarelly with minute median filament. Labral papillae with two inner conical projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.08 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically finger-shaped and not reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 51 C). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated. Ventral head with about 29 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 3 (J 1 – 3) chaetae, 13 thin posterior chaetae, and 1 larger b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 51 E). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 52 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 12 – 14, 8 and 12 – 13 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 4, 1 and 9 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 2.11 – 1.67: 1 (n = 4), holotype 2.11: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 52 C – D, 53 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 5 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 1, 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 16 central mac on A – T series and 15 – 17 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 3 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 8 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 1 / 5 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 3.86 – 4.62 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.04. Legs. Subcoxa I with 6 chaetae on a row and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 13 chaetae, posterior row of 7 chaetae and 6 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 12 chaetae, 4 anterior chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 54 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 67 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 54 D). Tibiotarsus not subdivided, outer side with 5 larger ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 7 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. larger, m. t. subequal to a. t. in length. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.54. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.79 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.69 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 21 – 23 chaetae, 11 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 3 – 5 ciliated chaetae, 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 15 chaetae (2 unpaired), 14 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaeta distally; lateral flap with about 44 chaetae, 8 smooth and 36 ciliated (Fig. 54 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 2 / 2 (subapical), 20 – 22 (apical) ciliated chaetae of different sizes plus approximately 15 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 54 F); manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like, 14 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 11 – 13 blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like, holotype with 11 – 13 (Fig. 54 G)	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the Collembola researcher Dr. Charlene Janion-Scheepers (SAM / IZIKO, South Africa), who provided us specimens of the new species.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Considering the continental taxa from Africa, L. scheepersae sp. nov. resembles L. barnardi and L. marephila (Coates, 1968) comb. nov. in Th II with 6 median mac in m 1 – 2 complex and Abd I – II with 6 and 4 central mac, respectively (Table 4). Lepidocyrtinus scheepersae differs from these species by head mac Pp 5 absent (present in L. barnardi), Th II projected anteriorly (normal in L. barnardi and L. marephila) and with 12 – 13 posterior mac (15 – 16 in L. barnardi, 15 in L. marephila). In Th III it differs by 11 central mac (10 in L. barnardi, 12 in L. marephila), and Abd IV with 16 central mac (10 – 11 in L. barnardi). It also differs in ventral manubrium only with ciliated chaetae (3 distal smooth chaetae in L. marephila) and dens with 11 – 13 blunt chaetae (2 – 3 in L. marephila, 13 – 19 in L. barnardi). Lepidocyrtinus scheepersae also resembles L. betamponensis sp. nov. from Madagascar in habitus, color pattern with distal spots of pigment on femur III, overall chaetotaxy pattern and other general morphology (Figs 50 – 54, 72 – 76). However, L. scheepersae differs from this species by dorsal head mac S 4 present (absent in L. betamponensis), prelabral chaetae ciliated and basomedian labial fields with chaetae E ciliated (both smooth in L. betamponensis). It differs also by dorsal chaetotaxy of the Th III – Abd II with 11, 6, 4 central mac, respectively (8 – 10, 1 – 2, 3 – 4 in L. betamponensis) and Abd IV with 16 central mac (12 in L. betamponensis). Other differences between them are: collophore anteriorly with 11 spine-like chaetae but absent on posterior side in the new species (9 anterior and 8 posterior in L. betamponensis) and manubrial plate and dens with blunt mac apically nipple-like (apically bullet-like and abruptly acuminate at the apex in L. betamponensis).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species as L. armillatus (Wahlgren, 1908) and L. laetus (B ̂ rner, 1908), L. annulipes Handschin, 1929 and L. flavovirens (B ̂ rner, 1903), are herein transferred to Lepidocyrtinus due to the presence of Ant III – IV annulated, unguis with a pair of large laterobasal teeth, dens dorsally with modified mac (at least in the first two species), and overall macrochaetotaxy pattern (known only to the last two species) (see B ̂ rner 1903; Wahlgren 1908; Denis 1924; Handschin 1929; Yosii 1959; Coates 1968). However, such species are not included in the key because they are in need to be redescribed, since previous descriptions are insufficient to establish specific diagnoses to them. In this sense, some Seira species from Africa which have Ant III and IV annulated and large laterobasal teeth on unguis, but also have poor descriptions unable to clarify their position among the Seirinae, such as S. addoensis Coates, 1968, S. eleana Coates, 1968, S. ethiopica (Denis, 1924) and S. laeta (B ̂ rner, 1908) may also represent Lepidocyrtinus taxa as well. For this dubious condition, they are herein maintained as Seira s. lat., as well as other species from India described in Lepidocyrtinus by Paliwal & Baijal (1985).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFD6FFC4FF12D4ECFE0FFA54.taxon	materials_examined	Madagascar species	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	description	Figs 55 – 60, Tables 1 and 5 Pseudosira (Mesira) voeltzkowi B ̂ rner, 1907: 152, figs 8 – 10, Madagascar, Fianarantsoa, Ankarimbelo (as Ankarimbela mahe Ikongo, SO. Madagascar).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	description	Typological note. The type material of L. voeltzkowi is probably lost. Thus, here the neotype is designated, according to ICZN (2000, chapter 16, article 72.4.5.), as the specimen fits all morphological characteristics presented in the original description and was collected quite near (less than 50 km) the type locality (Fig. 55).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	materials_examined	Examined type material. Neotype female designed on slide (54322 / CAS): Madagascar, Fianarantsoa province, Haute Matsiatra Region, Anja Community Reserve, 21 ° 51 ’ 32 ” S, 046 ° 50 ’ 40 ” E (Fig. 55), isleberg vegetation, 1097 m, 17 - 24. i. 2013, M Irwin & R Harin’Hala coll. Additional material: 1 male, 6 females and 1 juvenile on slides and 15 specimens in alcohol (54322 / CAS), same data as neotype. 1 female on slide (54322 / CAS donated to INPA), same data as neotype. 11 specimens in alcohol (54321 / CAS donated to INPA), same data as neotype, except 27. x- 07. xi. 2013. 31 specimens in alcohol (54342 / CAS), same data as neotype, except 30. iv- 07. v. 2012. 3 females on slides (54015, 54057, 54059 / CAS): Toliara, Forêt of Kirindy, 15.5 km 64 ° ENE Marofandilia, 20 ° 04 ’ 09 ” S, 044 ° 39 ’ 38 ” E (Fig. 64), Tropical dry forest, 60 m, 12 - 24. ix. 2008, 24. ix- 01. x. 2008, 25. iii- 01. iv. 2009, Malaise trap, BL Fisher coll.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark bluish to graish pigments internally on antennae, all head, trunk and femur, some specimens parcially pigmented or depigmented (Fig. 56); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3, S 5 – 6 and Pp 5 present; prelabral chaetae ciliated; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and reaching the base of a. a. (Figs 57 C – D); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than the others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated; Th II projected anteriorly and with 13 – 14 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 10 – 11 posterior mac (p 2 ep as mac, p 3 as mic); Th III – Abd II with 8 – 10, 4 – 5, 4 central mac, respectively; Abd IV with 16 – 17 central mac and 13 lateral mac (Figs 58, 59 B); unguis a. t. present (Fig. 60 E); unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 16 spine-like chaetae and 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 2 spines, smooth chaeta absent (Fig. 60 F); manubrium ventrally with 2 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac apically bullet-like; dens with 6 – 10 blunt mac apically nipple-like (Figs 60 G – H).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.31 – 3.61 (n = 4), neotype 3.61 mm. Specimens ground pale white with variable colour patterns: with a dark bluish to grayish strip on Ant II that extends in an inner strip to Ant IV, or the entire Ant IV; pigments over all head and trunk, except for Th II – Abd II dorsally; or head and Th II – Abd III only partially pigmented; pigments on all femur I – III or only femur III distally; or head, trunk and legs depigmented; eyepatches black (Figs 56 A – D). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one-third of Ant IV, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior and posterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae smaller to larger than trunk length (Fig. 56); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 0.78 – 1.13 (n = 4), neotype 1: 0.78; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.36 – 1.49: 2.75: 3.68 – 4.12, neotype 1: 1.38: 2.75: 3.68. Ant IV annulated on distal three-fourths, with apical bulb apically unilobed or bilobed. Ant III annulated on distal five-sixth, apical organ with 2 elongated rods, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae. Ant I dorsally with 4 median mac surrounded by ciliated guard mic, 2 outer spines and 4 smooth mic at the base (Fig. 57 A). Eye B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 – 12 An, 4 A, 3 M, 7 S and 1 Pp mac (Fig. 57 D). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 2 (ft), 3 (pf 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than the others, l 1 apically acuminate, 2 ft smaller, others subequal (Fig. 57 B). Prelabral chaetae ciliated and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta without median filament. Labral papillae with two inner conical projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.46 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 57 C). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than the others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated. Ventral head with about 31 – 33 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, H 3 – 4, J 1 – 4 larger than the others, 11 – 12 thin posterior chaetae with different lengths, and 4 – 5 larger chaetae, 1 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 57 E). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 58 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 13 – 14, 8 and 10 – 11 mac, respectively, and about 6 secondary psp. Th III a, m and p series with 3 – 4, 0 and 7 – 8 mac, respectively, and about 6 secondary psp. Ratio Th II: III = 2.06 – 1.64: 1 (n = 4), neotype 1.73: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 58 C – D, 59 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0 – 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, and about 3 secondary psp. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively, and 1 lateral secondary psp. Abd IV with 16 – 17 central mac on A – T series and 13 lateral mac on E – Fe series; at least 2 posterior secondary psp, at least 4 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 8 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 2 / 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 5.54 – 6.90 (n = 4), neotype 1: 5.54. Legs. Subcoxa I with 7 chaetae on a row, 16 anterior chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 11 chaetae, posterior row of 6 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 13 chaetae, 2 anterior chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Figs 60 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 54 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 60 D). Tibiotarsus normal or subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 5 large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 8 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, m. t. near to a. t., a. t. smaller (Fig. 60 E). Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.69. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.07 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.95 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 24 chaetae, 16 spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 1 normal ciliated chaeta, 3 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 3 mac distally; posterior side with 13 chaetae (1 unpaired), 2 spines and 11 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed, smooth chaetae absent; lateral flap with about 35 – 36 chaetae, 10 smooth and 25 – 26 ciliated (Fig. 60 F). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 2 / 2 (subapical), 16 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus about 19 elongated apical scales and 1 ciliated chaeta per side (Fig. 60 G); manubrial plate with 3 blunt mac ciliated apically bullet-like, 10 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 6 – 10 blunt mac finely ciliated and apically nipple-like, neotype with 6 + 8 (Fig. 60 H).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFAFFFCDFF12D608FEA0FB79.taxon	discussion	Remarks. After more than 100 years, L. voeltzkowi is herein redescribed for the first time. B ̂ rner (1907) in his original description of L. voeltzkowi reported different colour patterns to the species, with dark pigments on body, unguis with large outer teeth and presence of inner a. t. Such characteristics combined are diagnostic of L. voeltzkowi among the Madagascar species, and the chaetotaxy analysis allowed us to confirm its variable colour pattern, including a depigmented morphotype (Fig. 56 C). These yellowish specimens with an internal strip of pigment on Ant IV and with unguis a. t. also fit B ̂ rner’s description of L. pallidus, and such combination of features are not seen in any other Madagascar taxon (see B ̂ rner 1907 and Table 5). So, we herein suggest L. pallidus syn. nov. as a junior synonym of L. voeltzkowi. Further comparisons of this species with similar taxa, see the remarks of L. iegoi sp. nov. and Table 5.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	description	Figs 55, 61 – 66, Tables 1 and 5	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (54085 / CAS): Madagascar, Toamasina, Ankerana municipality, 18 ° 24 ’ 23 ” S, 048 ° 48 ’ 09 ” E (Fig. 55), Montane forest, 1108 m, 19 - 24. i. 2012, Malaise trap, BL Fisher coll. 15 paratypes: 3 males, 4 females and 1 juvenile on slides and 5 specimens in alcohol (54085 / CAS); 1 male and 1 female on slides (54085 / CAS donated to INPA-CLL 000030), same data as holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark blue pigments all over Ant I – IV, Th II laterally and femur I – III (Fig. 61); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3 and S 5 – 6 present; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. conical and reduced (Figs 62 D – F); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than the others), L 1 – 2 ciliated and e smooth; Th II projected anteriorly and with 6 – 7 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 9 – 11 posterior mac (p 2 ep absent, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 9 – 10, 2 – 4, 3 – 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 10 – 12 central mac and 14 – 16 lateral mac (Figs 63, 64 B); unguis a. t. absent; unguiculus pe lamella smooth and with a small proximal tooth (Fig. 65 E); collophore anteriorly with 9 spine-like chaetae and 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 10 spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 66 A); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 4 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 1 – 12 blunt mac, 3 apically bullet-like and up to 9 abruptly acuminate at the apex (Figs 66 B – C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 3.97 – 5.10 (n = 4), holotype 5.10 mm. Specimens pale white with dark blue pigment on Ant I – IV, lateral Th II, anterior coxa III, trochanter and femur completely, lighter on tibiotarsus; eyepatches black (Fig. 61). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one quarter of Ant IV, dorsal and ven-tral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior and posterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae subequal to trunk length (Fig. 61); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 0.96 – 1.14 (n = 4), holotype 1: 0.98; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.21 – 1.37: 1.18 – 1.47: 2.77 – 3.48, holotype 1: 1.23: 1.18: 2.77. Ant IV annulated on distal three fourths, with apical bulb apically unilobed, bilobed or trilobed. Ant III not annulated, apical organ with 2 elongated rods, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae (Fig. 62 A). Ant I dorsally with 4 median mac surrounded by ciliated guard mic and 13 smooth mic at the base, without spines (Fig. 62 B). Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 15 – 16 An, 4 A, 3 M, 7 S and 1 Ps mac (Fig. 62 F). Clypeal formula with 6 (l 12, l 1 – 2), 15 (ft), 2 (pf 1) ciliated chaetae, l 1 larger than the others and apically acuminate, pf 0 absent, others subequal (Fig. 62 C). Prelabral chaetae smooth, sometimes bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta sometimes with median filament, p 1 larger than the others (Fig. 62 D). Labral papillae with two rounded projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.39 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. conical and reduced (Fig. 62 E). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than the others), L 1 – 2 ciliated, e smooth. Ventral head with about 13 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, H 3 sometimes thin and smaller, and 1 b. c. larger than the others surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 62 G). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 63 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 6 – 7, 8 and 9 – 11 mac, respectively, and about 20 secondary psp. Th III a, m and p series with 5 – 6, 1 and 7 mac, respectively, and about 10 secondary psp. Ratio Th II: III = 2.93 – 1.95: 1 (n = 4), holotype 2.93: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 63 C – D, 64 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0 – 1, 2 – 3 and 0 mac, respectively, and about 5 secondary psp. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 3 – 4 and 0 mac, respectively, and about 11 secondary psp. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively, and about 16 secondary psp. Abd IV with 10 – 12 central mac on A – T series and 14 – 16 lateral mac on E – Fe series; about 11 secondary psp, at least 6 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 5 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 6.65 – 4.78 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.78. Legs. Subcoxa I with 6 chaetae on a row, 12 anterior chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 17 chaetae, posterior row of 10 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 13 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 65 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 68 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 65 D). Tibiotarsus III sometimes subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 3 proximal large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 7 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 3 inner teeth, b. t. smaller than m. t., a. t. absent. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.49. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.12 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.51 smaller than unguis outer edge (Fig. 65 E). Collophore. Anterior side with 20 chaetae, 9 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin ciliated chaeta, 4 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 6 mac distally; posterior side with 28 chaetae (3 unpaired), 10 spines, 17 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaetae distally; lateral flap with about 88 chaetae, 11 smooth and 77 ciliated (Fig. 66 A). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 0 / 4 (subapical), 14 – 16 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 35 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 66 B); manubrial plate with 2 – 3 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acumi-nate at apex, 17 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 2 psp. Dorsal dens with one row of 1 – 12 blunt mac weakly ciliated, 3 proximal apically bullet-like and up to 9 abruptly acuminate at the apex, holotype with 3 + 9 (Fig. 66 C).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The epithet “ andevo ” is proposed to honor the black slaves that constituted about a third of the Merina society of Madagascar during the 19 th century.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFA6FFD2FF12D508FD7EFED9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus andevo sp. nov. resembles other species from Madagascar (Table 5). See the comparison among them in the remarks of L. iegoi sp. nov.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	description	Figs 55, 67 – 71, Tables 1 and 5	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (54095 / CAS): Madagascar, Antsiranana, Daraina municipality, Binara Forest, 13 ° 15 ’ 50 ” S; 049 ° 35 ’ 57 ” E (Fig. 55), Rainforest, 1065 m, 18. x. 2013, Malaise trap, BL Fisher coll. 8 paratypes: 1 male and 2 females on slides and 3 specimens in alcohol (54095 / CAS); 2 females on slides (54095 / CAS donated to INPA-CLL 000031), same data as holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark pigments on Ant II – IV and Th II laterally (Fig. 67); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3 and S 5 – 6 present; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and reaching the base of a. a.; basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (subequal to others), E and L 1 – 2 ciliated (Figs 68 B – D); Th II projected anteriorly and with 6 – 7 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 9 – 10 posterior mac (p 2 ep absent, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 5 – 7, 3, 3 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 11 central mac and 14 lateral mac (Figs 69, 70 B); unguis a. t. present; unguiculus pe lamella serrated and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 8 spine-like chaetae and 5 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 8 spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 71 E); manubrium ventrally with 0 – 2 / 2 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens without blunt mac (Figs 71 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.48 – 3.43 (n = 4), holotype 3.43 mm. Specimens pale white with dark blue pigment on lateral Th II and light blue pigment on Ant II – IV, femur and tibiotarsus; eyepatches black (Fig. 67). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one seventh of Ant IV, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae smaller than trunk length (Fig. 67); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.78 – 1.80 (n = 3), holotype 1: 1.78; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.22 – 1.54: 1.42: 1.98 – 3.09, holotype 1: 1.25: 1.42: 1.98 (Ant III only holotype). Ant IV annulated on distal six seventh, with apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III not annulated, apical organ with 2 elongated rods, 3 spiny guard sens and s-blunt sens of different sizes. Ant I dorsally with 4 median mac not surrounded by ciliated guard mic and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines. Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 – 12 An, 4 A, 3 M and 7 S mac (Fig. 68 C). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 - 2), 10 (ft), 3 (pf 0 - 2) ciliated chaetae, l 1 - 2 larger than the others, l 1 apically acuminate, 1 ft smaller, others subequal (Fig. 68 A). Prelabral chaetae smooth, inner chaetae rarely bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta sometimes with median filament, p 1 larger than the others. Labral papillae with two inner rounded projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.41 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. apically pointed and reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 68 B). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (subequal to others), E, L 1 – 2 ciliated (Fig. 68 D). Ventral head with about 17 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, and 2 larger b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 68 D). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 69 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 6 – 7, 8 and 9 – 10 mac, respectively. Th III a, m and p series with 3 – 4, 1 and 3 – 4 mac, respectively. Ratio Th II: III = 1.96 – 2.48: 1 (n = 4), holotype 2.48: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 69 C – D, 70 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 0 mac, respectively, and at least 1 secundary psp. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 3 and 0 mac, respectively, m 3 e as mic. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 2 – 3 and 1 mac, respectively. Abd IV with 11 central mac on A – T series and 14 lateral mac on E – Fe series; 2 secundary psp, at least 6 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 8 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 4.49 – 5.39 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.49. Legs. Subcoxa I with 7 – 8 chaetae on a row, 5 anterior chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 14 chaetae, posterior row of 7 chaetae and 6 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 14 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 71 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 44 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 72 D). Tibiotarsus not subdivided, outer side with 6 large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 13 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, b. t. smaller than m. t., a. t. smaller than the others. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe serrated and with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.63. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.18 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.69 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 18 chaetae, 8 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 2 normal ciliated chaetae, 5 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 22 chaetae (5 unpaired), 8 spines, 13 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaetae distally; lateral flap with about 50 chaetae, 7 smooth and 43 ciliated (Fig. 71 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 0 – 2 / 2 (subapical), 14 – 16 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 20 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 71 F); manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 16 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with ciliated chaetae, without modified mac (Fig. 71 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	etymology	Etymology. It is named after Dr. Brian L. Fisher (CAS), collector of the new species.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB9FFD9FF12D1A8FD53F901.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus briani sp. nov. resembles other species from Madagascar (Table 5). See the comparison among them in the remarks of L. iegoi sp. nov.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	description	Figs 55, 72 – 76, Tables 1 and 5	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (54128 / CAS): Madagascar, Toamasina, Réserve Nationale Intégrale Betampona, 17 ° 54 ’ 58 ” S, 049 ° 12 ’ 07 ” E (Fig. 55), Rainforest, 550 m, 24. iv- 04. v. 2008, Malaise trap, BL Fisher coll. 67 paratypes: 1 male and 5 females on slides and 30 specimens in alcohol (54128 / CAS); 1 male and 2 females on slides and 15 specimens in alcohol (54128 / CAS donated to INPA-CLL 000032), same data as holotype; 13 specimens in alcohol (54120, 54153 - 54, 56 / CAS), same data as holotype, except 3 - 10. viii. 2008, 31. viii- 07. ix. 2008, 28. ix- 05 - x. 2008, 21 - 28. xii. 2008.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body with dark pigments on Ant II – IV and Th II laterally (Fig. 72); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3 and S 5 – 6 present; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. conical and not reaching the base of a. a.; basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than the others) and L 1 – 2 ciliated, e smooth (Figs 73 B – E); Th II projected anteriorly and with 5 – 7 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 9 – 10 posterior mac (p 2 ep absent, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 8 – 10, 1 – 2, 3 – 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 12 central mac and 12 – 15 lateral mac (Figs 74, 75 B); unguis a. t. absent; unguiculus pe lamella smooth and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 9 spine-like chaetae and 5 – 6 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 8 spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 76 E); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 4 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 5 – 9 blunt mac apically bullet-like abruptly acuminate at the apex (Figs 76 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 3.03 – 3.70 (n = 4), holotype 3.70 mm. Specimens pale white with dark blue pigment on Ant I – IV (darker on distal Ant II, proximal and distal Ant III and IV), lateral Th II – III, femur I – II with one distal band and III with proximal and distal bands, and tibiotarsus almost completely (except distally); eyepatches black (Fig. 72). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one quarter of Ant IV, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae subequal or smaller than trunk length (Fig. 72); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.10 – 1.21 (n = 3), holotype 1: 1.21; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.28 – 1.48: 1.41 – 1.48: 2.83 – 3.00, holotype 1: 1.40: 1.48: 2.85. Ant IV annulated on distal three fourths, with apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III not annulated, apical organ with 2 short rods, 3 spiny guard sens and s-blunt sens of different sizes. Ant I dorsally with 4 – 5 median mac and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines. Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 – 6 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 10 – 13 An, 4 A, 3 M and 7 S mac (Fig. 73 D). Clypeal formula with 4 (l 1 – 2), 7 (ft), 5 (pf 0 – 2) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than the others, l 1 apically acuminate, 1 ft smaller, others subequal (Fig. 73 A). Prelabral chaetae smooth but sometimes with a small median filament, outer chaetae rarely with two median filaments (Fig. 73 B). Labral p 0 chaeta sometimes with median filament or rarely bifurcated, p 1 larger than the others. Labral papillae with two inner rounded projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.29 longer than the a. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. conical and not reaching the base of a. a. (Fig. 73 C). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than the others), L 1 – 2 ciliated, e smooth (Fig. 73 E). Ventral head with about 16 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, and 3 larger chaetae, 2 b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 73 E). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 74 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 5 – 7, 8 and 9 – 10 mac, respectively, and about 11 secundary psp. Th III a, m and p series with 4 – 5, 1 and 7 – 8 mac, respectively, and about 6 secundary psp. Ratio Th II: III = 2.25 – 1.92: 1 (n = 4), holotype 2.13: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 74 C – D, 75 A – C). Abd I a, m and p series with 0, 1 – 2 and 0 mac, respectively, and at least 2 secundary psp. Abd II a, m and p series with 0 – 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, and at least 2 secundary psp. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively, and about 8 secundary psp. Abd IV with 12 central mac on A – T series and 12 – 15 lateral mac on E – Fe series; about 9 secundary psp, at least 8 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 6 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 4.51 – 5.44 (n = 4), holotype 1: 4.53. Legs. Subcoxa I with 6 chaetae on a row, 2 anterior chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 12 chaetae, posterior row of 7 chaetae and 6 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 12 chaetae and 2 posterior psp (Figs 76 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 78 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 76 D). Tibiotarsus III sometimes subdivided on distal two thirds, outer side with 4 proximal large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 7 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 3 inner teeth, b. t. subequal to m. t. in length, a. t. absent. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe with a small proximal tooth (as in Fig. 51 E); ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.63. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 1.18 larger than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.72 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 18 – 20 chaetae, 9 proximal spine-like chaetae, 1 thin and 1 – 2 normal ciliated chaetae, 5 – 6 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 18 – 19 chaetae (2 unpaired), 8 spines, 9 – 10 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaeta distally; lateral flap with about 67 chaetae, 10 smooth and 57 ciliated (Fig. 76 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 0 / 4 (subapical), 12 – 16 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 24 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 76 F); manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 12 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 5 – 9 blunt mac weakly ciliated, 3 proximal apically bullet-like and up to 6 abruptly acuminate at the apex, holotype with 7 + 7 (Fig. 76 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Refers to its type locality: Betampona Reserve, Madagascar.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB2FFDBFF12D710FCAFF8CD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Lepidocyrtinus betamponensis sp. nov. resembles others species from Madagascar (Table 5). See the comparison among them in the remarks of L. iegoi sp. nov.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	description	Figs 55, 77 – 80, Tables 1 and 5	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. Holotype female on slide (54107 / CAS): Madagascar, Toamasina, Moramanga municipality, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, 18 ° 45 ’ 39 ” S, 048 ° 22 ’ 17 ” E (Fig. 55), Rainforest, 968 m, 23 - 28. xi. 2012, Malaise trap, BL Fisher coll. 1 paratype female on slide (54107 / CAS), same data as holotype.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body pale (Fig. 77); head mac A 0, A 2 – 3, A 5, M 1 – 2, S 0 – 3 and S 5 – 6 present; prelabral chaetae smooth; labial papilla E with l. p. conical and reduced (Figs 78 B – C); basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae R (smaller than the others) and L 1 – 2 ciliated, e smooth; Th II projected anteriorly and with 7 anterior, 8 median (m 1 ip, m 4 – 4 p present, m 4 i mac absent) and 10 – 11 posterior mac (p 2 ep absent, p 3 as mac); Th III – Abd II with 11, 5, 4 central mac respectively; Abd IV with 10 – 12 central mac and 14 – 16 lateral mac (Figs 79 and as in 64 B); unguis a. t. absent; unguiculus pe lamella smooth and with a small proximal tooth; collophore anteriorly with 8 spine-like chaetae and 6 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate, posteriorly with 6 spines, smooth chaeta present (Fig. 80 E); manubrium ventrally with 0 / 4 subapical chaetae; manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac abruptly acuminate at the apex; dens with 4 – 7 blunt mac apically bullet-like (Figs 80 F – G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	description	Description. Total length (head + trunk) of specimens 2.97 – 3.61 (n = 2), holotype 3.61 mm. Specimens pale white with vestigial dark blue pigment on distal and proximal Ant IV; eyepatches black (Fig. 77). Scales present on Ant I to proximal one fifth of Ant IV, dorsal and ventral head, dorsal thorax and abdomen, legs (except empodia), anterior and posterior collophore, ventral and dorsal manubrium and dens ventrally. Head. Antennae subequal to trunk length (Fig. 77); ratio antennae: trunk = 1: 1.07; antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.38: 1.38: 2.70 in holotype (Ant III – IV missing in paratype). Ant IV annulated on distal four fifth, with apical bulb apically bilobed. Ant III not annulated, apical organ with 2 rods, 3 spiny guard sens, s-blunt sens of different sizes and ciliated chaetae. Ant I dorsally with 4 median mac surrounded by ciliated guard mic and 3 smooth mic at the base, without spines. Eyes A and B larger, G and H smaller, others subequal, and with 5 ‘ IO’ chaetae; head dorsal macrochaetotaxy with 11 – 14 An, 4 A, 3 M and 7 S mac (Fig. 78 C). Clypeal formula with 6 (l 1 – 2), 8 (ft), 5 (pf 0 – 2) ciliated chaetae, l 1 – 2 larger than the others, l 1 apically acuminate, 2 ft smaller, others subequal (Fig. 78 A). Prelabral chaetae smooth and not bifurcated. Labral p 0 chaeta with median filament, p 1 larger than the others. Labral papillae with two inner rounded projections, outer papillae absent. Maxillary palp with smooth t. a. and b. c. weakly ciliated, thicker and 1.44 longer than the t. a. Labial papilla E with l. p. conical and reduced (Fig. 78 B). Basolateral and basomedian labial fields with chaetae M 1 – 2, R (smaller than the others), L 1 – 2 ciliated, e smooth. Ventral head with about 15 ciliated chaetae, postlabial formula with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 4 (J 1 – 4) chaetae, and 1 larger b. c. surrounding the cephalic groove (Fig. 78 D). Thorax chaetotaxy (Fig. 79 A – B). Th II projected anteriorly, a, m and p series with 7, 8 and 10 – 11 mac, respectively, and about 5 secundary psp. Th III a, m and p series with 6, 1 and 8 mac, respectively, and about 6 secundary psp. Ratio Th II: III = 1.94 – 1.82: 1 (n = 2), holotype 1.94: 1. Abdomen chaetotaxy (Figs 79 C – D). Abd I a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, and about 5 secundary psp. Abd II a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 0 mac, respectively, and about 5 secundary psp. Abd III a, m and p series with 0, 3 and 1 mac, respectively, and about 8 secondary psp. Abd IV with 10 – 12 central mac on A – T series (C 1 as mac or mic) and 14 – 16 lateral mac on E – Fe series; about 9 secondary psp, at least 5 posterior sens (ps type I, others type II) and 3 posterior mes. Abd V a, m and p series with 1, 4 and 6 mac, respectively. Chaetotaxy of Abd III – V similar to L. andevo sp. nov. (Figs 64 A – C). Ratio Abd III: IV = 1: 5.15 – 5.44 (n = 2), holotype 1: 5.44. Legs. Subcoxa I with 6 chaetae on a row, 3 – 5 anterior chaetae and 2 psp; subcoxa II with an anterior row of 16 chaetae, posterior row of 8 chaetae and 4 psp; subcoxa III with one row of 13 chaetae, 1 anterior chaeta and 2 posterior psp (Fig. 80 A – C). Trochanteral organ with about 51 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 80 D). Tibiotarsus III normal or subdivided on slightly more than its distal half, outer side with 4 large chaetae apically acuminate, inner side with 7 mac weakly ciliated. Unguis with 3 inner teeth, b. t. smaller to m. t., a. t. absent. Unguiculus with all lamellae smooth and acuminate, except pe with a small proximal tooth; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.69. Tibiotarsal smooth chaeta 0.82 smaller than unguiculus and tenent hair 0.73 smaller than unguis outer edge. Collophore. Anterior side with 20 chaetae, 8 proximal spine-like chaetae, 4 ciliated chaetae, 6 ciliated chaetae apically acuminate and 2 mac distally; posterior side with 10 chaetae (1 unpaired), 6 spines, 3 thin ciliated chaetae widely distributed and 1 smooth chaeta distally; lateral flap with about 58 chaetae, 12 smooth and 46 ciliated (Fig. 80 E). Furcula. Manubrium ventral formula with 0, 0, 0, 0 / 4 (subapical), 12 (apical) ciliated chaetae plus approximately 26 elongated apical scales per side (Fig. 80 F); manubrial plate with 2 blunt mac ciliated abruptly acuminate at the apex, 18 ciliated chaetae of different sizes and 3 psp. Dens dorsally with one proximal row of 4 – 7 blunt mac weakly ciliated and apically bullet-like, holotype with 4 + 6 (Fig. 80 G).	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name “ iegoi ” (in apposition) refers to nickname of our friend and collembologist Msc. Diego Dias da Silva (INPA), who helped us providing specimens from Madagascar.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The four new species herein described from Madagascar are somehow similar to each other in habitus, general morphology and dorsal chaetotaxy patterns (Figs 61 – 80). However, they differ from each other by color pattern as: appendages heavily pigmented in L. andevo sp. nov., partially pigmented in L. briani sp. nov. and L. betamponensis sp. nov., and reduced in L. iegoi sp. nov. (Fig. 77). The head morphology of all new species from Madagascar lack Pp 5 mac (present in L. voeltzkowi, Fig. 57 D), labial papilla E with l. p. reduced in L. andevo, L. betamponensis and L. iegoi (reaching the base of a. a. in L. voeltzkowi and L. briani), basomedian labial field with chaeta E ciliated in L. voeltzkowi and L. briani (smooth in L. andevo, L. betamponensis and L. iegoi), and ventral cephalic groove with 1 b. c. in L. voeltzkowi, L. andevo and L. iegoi (2 in L. betamponensis and L. briani). The dorsal chaetotaxy of the Madagascar species differs in: L. voeltzkowi Th II with more than 12 anterior mac in a 5 group (7 or less on the four new species) and posteriorly with p 3 as mic and p 2 ep as mac (the opposite in the four new species). In Th III there are 2 lateral mac in L. voeltzkowi and L. briani, while in the other new species there are 4 mac. Other differences in Th III are: a 5 mac only present in L. iegoi sp. nov., a 1 mac only absent in L. briani, p 1 i mac absent in L. andevo and L. briani, and a 4 mac only absent in L. voeltzkowi (Figs 58 A – B, 63 A – B, 69 A – B, 74 A – B, 79 A – B). Concerning the body appendages, the Madagascar species differ in number of spine-like chaetae on trochanteral organ and unguis a. t. present in L. briani and L. voeltzkowi (Fig. 60 E). The collophore anteriorly differs by 6 distal mac present in L. andevo (3 in L. voeltzkowi and 2 in the other three new species) and about 16 spine-like chaetae in L. voeltzkowi (less in the four new species). On the posterior face of the collophore, the species differ by 10 spines present in L. andevo (8 in L. briani and L. betamponensis, 6 in L. iegoi, 2 in L. voeltzkowi) and smooth chaeta present in the four new species (absent in L. voeltzkowi). Finally, in dens they differ by blunt mac: apically nipple-like in L. voeltzkowi, bullet-like and / or abruptly acuminate at the apex in L. andevo, L. betamponensis and L. iegoi (only bullet-like in this species), while such chaetae are completely absent in L. briani. More comparisons are listed in Table 5.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
7B6687A7FFB5FFE9FF12D089FC2CF8B9.taxon	description	The juvenile’s description of Lepidocyrtinus is based on L. africanus sp. nov. and L. fabioi sp. nov., both probably in 3 rd instar due to their similar dorsal chaetotaxy compared to the same instar of Seira (Soto-Adames 2008; Zhang et al. 2019). In L. africanus it was studied the development of the colour pattern, antennal segments, clypeus, all head and dorsal trunk chaetotaxy, trochanteral organ, collophore and furcula. For L. fabioi only the dorsal chaetotaxy was studied, since other characteristics are similar to the adult. The morphology of both species is compared to 3 rd instar Seira dowlingi (Wray, 1953) and adult, and to L. barnardi adult (Soto-Adames 2008; Zhang & Deharveng 2015 a, 2015 b; Zhang et al. 2019). Colour pattern. Specimen with weak dark pigments on Ant II to IV, and Abd III with 1 lateral spot similar to adult (in coxa-shape) (Fig. 23). In Lepidocyrtinus this gain of pigments in postembryonic development must be common, as observed in other Entomobryidae (Pan et al. 2011, 2015, 2019; Cipola et al. 2017, 2018 a). Scales. Present on all head, dorsal and lateral thorax and abdomen; few scales on coxa and femur II – III, and manubrium and dens ventrally; antennae and collophore unscaled. Such displacement was observed in 3 rd instar S. dowlingi (Soto-Adames 2008). Antennal segments. Antennae smaller than trunk length (Fig. 23 B); antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1: 1.89: 2.56: 3.79. Ant I – IV chaetotaxy reduced. Ant IV weakly annulated with apical bulb apically unilobed. Ant III not annulated. Ant II with 2 bothriotricha and 1 median mac, sensilar chaetotaxy unclear. Ant I dorsally with 13 chaetae (2 lateral mac), 1 distal sens (not seen in adults), and typically with 3 smooth mic at the base, bothriotricha absent (Fig. 30 A). This same bothriotricha pattern on Ant I – II was observed in 3 rd instar S. dowlingi (Soto-Adames 2008), and so there are no clear generic differences regarding this topic. Clypeus (Fig. 30 B). Clypeal formula as in the adult, with 4 (l 1 – 2), 2 (ft) and 3 (pf 0 – 1) ciliated chaetae, but l 1 – 2 apically acuminate. It is most likely all these chaetae are primary and homologous to other Entomobryoidea (Zhang et al. 2016). Consequently, extra chaetae present in adults of some species of Lepidocyrtinus (Figs 14 C, 19 B, 62 C, 68 A, 73 A, 78 A), as well as in other Entomobryoidea in general, are secondary chaetae of difficult homology to determine. The emergency of extra secondary clypeal chaetae during the development was also reported to Symphypleona (Betsch & Waller 1994). Interocellar chaetae ‘ IO’ (Fig. 30 C). Interocellar field with 3 chaetae (p, r and t, p as mac), all primary according to Soto-Adames (2008). Therefore, the secondary chaetae (at least q and s) should appear in Lepidocyrtinus probably from the 4 th instar, as observed in Seira. Head dorsal chaetotaxy (Fig. 30 C). Differs from adult by 5 An, 3 M (m 4 i as mic), 3 Pp (Pp 2 and Pp 3), and 1 Pe mac (Pe 3). In adult or any instar after the 3 rd, the An series has additions of mac, m 4 i turns into mac, and there is also the reduction of 3 mac (Pa 2, Pa 3 and Pe 3), at least in L. africanus sp. nov. (Fig. 24 F). In S. dowlingi, only occurs transformations of mic to mac during the development (Soto-Adames 2008), and therefore, such reductions of postoccipital mac in Lepidocyrtinus can be an exclusive feature in the Seirinae. In Entomobryinae genera as Sinhomidia Zhang, 2009 (in Zhang et al. 2009) it was also observed the reduction in some postoccipital mac of 1 st to adult, while in Homidia B ̂ rner, 1906 the secondary mac emerges during other instars’ development (Pan et al. 2011, 2019). In this sense, a study with the complete development (1 st to adult) needs to be done contemplating more Seira and Lepidocyrtinus species to make sure if there is a generic pattern. Basomedian and basolateral labial fields (Fig. 30 D). Similar to the adult (Fig. 24 G), except by M 2 and R chaetae absent. Such condition of the 3 rd instar is shared with Seira (Soto-Adames 2008). Chaetae a 1 – 5, M 1 (as M), E and L 1 – 2 are primary of Entomobryoidea, and it is common the emergence of extra chaetae (at least M 2, R) during the 3 rd or 4 th instar (Soto-Adames 2008; Pan et al. 2011, 2019; Zhang & Pan 2020). Postlabial field (Fig. 30 D). Formula of the main chaetae as in the adult (Fig. 24 G), with 4 (G 1 – 4), 3 (H 2 – 4), 3 (J 1 – 3) chaetae, except by a sole larger chaeta posteriorly, between J 1 and J 2. Therefore, the secondary chaetae in this region appear at least after the 3 rd instar. Next to J 3 and J 4 chaetae, postero-laterally, there are two unnamed chaetae both in the juvenile and the adult of L. africanus sp. nov., as well as in other species like L. botswanensis sp. nov., L. voeltzkowi, L. betamponensis sp. nov. and L. iegoi sp. nov., and even Seira and Tyrannoseira taxa (Cipola et al. 2018 b, 2018 c; 2019). Of such chaetae, the GHJ series are, quite probably, primary and present in all Entomobryoidea, since they were also observed in the 1 st instar of Homidia and Sinhomidia (Pan et al. 2011, 2019). However, so far little is known about the development of the other postlabial setae, since the development of this region has never been properly studied. Th II dorsal chaetotaxy (Figs 31 A, 44 A). In L. africanus sp. nov., the juvenile’s Th II a series has 6 mac (a 5 p – a 5 i 3, a 5 i 2 p), and 6 mic on a 5 group (a 5 i 4, a 5 i 3 p – 6 p, a 5 ip), the latter probably gradually turning into mac until the adult, as well as the appearance of extra chaetae (a 5 ip 2, a 5 i 2 p 2 – p 3, a 5 i 5) (Fig. 25 A). These chaetae are extra rows of a 5 i, which are shared among Lepidocyrtinus species (Figs 35 A, 41 A, 47 A, 52 A, 58 A). So, they are probably homologous in most species, except for L. barnardi and L. dayi (Figs 15 A, 20 A) which are atypical concerning such multiplets (Figs 15 A, 20 A). Regardless, in all African Lepidocyrtinus species there are commonly 8 mac (except for L. fabioi sp. nov. with 6 mac) in two transvesal rows posteriorly on a 5 group (e. g. Fig. 35 A), which are absent in Seira and Tyrannoseira (Soto-Adames 2008; Cipola et al. 2014 a, 2014 b, 2018 b, 2018 c, 2019). These transvesal rows are reduced and some chaetae do not show clear homologies in L. fabioi (Fig. 41 A), so it is not clear if they represent the same seen in other species or emerged independently in the latter species. Juveniles of L. fabioi have almost the same pattern as the adults in a 5 group, except for two chaetae as mic (a 5 p and another anteriorly of uncertain homology), that become mac in adults (Figs 41 A, 44 A). The juvenile’s m and p series of L. africanus are quite similar to the adult, except by m 1 ip mac absent and only 4 mac (p 1 i – p 2 p) present on PmA group (Figs 31 A, 25 A). However, the juvenile of L. fabioi only hold primary chaetae as mac in m and p series, and p 3 emerges first as a mic and becomes a mac in the adult together with five other secondary chaetae (m 1 i, m 2 i, m 4 p, p 1 i and p 1 p) (Figs 41 A, 44 A). In p series, p 5 is always mic and sometimes p 3 too, in Lepidocyrtinus adults (e. g. Figs 25 A, 35 A, 47 A). Both chaetae are also mic in the 3 rd instar, at leats in L. africanus and L. fabioi (Figs 31 A, 41 A). In the 1 st instar of S. dowlingi and L. barnardi, such chaetae are mac (Soto-Adames 2008; Zhang et al. 2019), but p 5 becomes a mic in adult L. barnardi (Fig. 15 A). Further juveniles of different taxa of Lepidocyrtinus need to be investigated to see if p 3 is always a mic in the 1 st instar or if changes its state (from mac to mic) at any instar in different species. Thus, notably the chaetotaxy final pattern of occurs only in adults of both genera. Th III dorsal chaetotaxy (Figs 31 A, 44 A). The juveniles of the 3 rd instar are similar to the adults in L. africanus sp. nov. (Figs 24 B, 31 A) and L. fabioi sp. nov. (Figs 41 B, 44 A), except by p 1 i mac absent and m 7 as mac (as mes in adult) in L. africanus, and a 1 a absent and p 1 p as mic in L. fabioi. Such data support that in the 3 rd instar of Lepidocyrtinus the diagnostic chaetotaxy pattern of each species is not yet fully defined, while in Seira such pattern is well established at the 2 nd instar, at least in S. dowlingi (Soto-Adames 2008). Abd I – III dorsal chaetotaxy (Fig. 44 B). The 3 rd instar Abd I – II chaetotaxy are the same as the adult in L. africanus sp. nov. and L. fabioi sp. nov. (Figs 41 C – D, 44 B), and such similarity is also shared in the development of S. dowlingi (Soto-Adames 2008). The Abd III of the juvenile of L. africanus is the same as in the adult, but in L. fabioi some modifications occur, as two mac are reduced in mes (a 8 and p 7), a 9 and p 8 mic and one mes of uncertain homology disappear, and em and emp change into accessory chaetae (Figs 42 A, 44 B). In S. dowlingi, the am 6 mac change only in the 5 th instar (Soto-Adames 2008), while in Lepidocyrtinus such change occurs in the 3 rd instar, at least in L. africanus and L. fabioi. Abd IV dorsal chaetotaxy (Figs 31 B, 44 C). The 3 rd instar of L. africanus sp. nov. has 6 central mic (Ae 6, B 2, B 4, B 6, C 1, T 1) which become mac in the adult (or any stage before) (Figs 26 B, 31 B). In addition, in lateral series 3 mes are modified into mac during the development (E 4, Ee 10, Fe 3), while Fe 3 changes from mac to mes. Also, two accessory chaetae arise surrouding T 4 bothriotrichum (Pe and other unnamed) and at least 2 sens next B 6 mac (as sens not observed). On the other hand, in L. fabioi sp. nov., the macrochaetotaxy pattern of the 3 rd instar is most similar to the adult, at least in the central region (Figs 42 B, 44 C). On lateral series they differ only by the alteration of E 4 mes into mac, and the emergence of Fe 3 mac and s accessory chaeta surrouding T 2 bothriotrichum, during the development. On Abd IV posterior region, more two mes occur only on the adult L. africanus, but in L. fabioi the number of 8 posterior mes seen in the adult is already established at the 3 rd instar. A similar development of the posterior chaetae was recorded to S. dowlingi, but the adult’s number is already reached during the 2 nd instar (SotoAdames 2008). In the 3 rd instar as well as in the adult of all Lepidocyrtinus species, there may be one or two secondary mac on central series (Si and Sm), which most likely appear during the 2 nd instar, as in most Entomobryoidea, including Seira (Soto-Adames 2008; Zhang et al. 2019). Consequently, these mac are not useful to separate Lepidocyrtinus from other Seirinae, but to support interspecific diagnoses, as other secondary chaetae (e. g. A 3 a / 5, Ae 4 – 7, Be 2) which can be present or absent in different species (Figs 36 B, 48 B, 53 B, 59 B, 64 B). Compared to the 3 rd instar of S. dowlingi, at least 8 chaetae (A 5, B 3, T 7, E 2, E 4, E 4 p 2, Ee 10, F 1) change into mac in the 4 th instar, plus 4 more mac on lateral series (F 2 p, F 3 p, Fe 2, Fe 3) arise, and in the 5 th instar 4 more accessory chaetae (s, m, Pi, Pe,) surrouding T 2 and T 4 bothriotricha emerge (Soto-Adames 2008). In this sense, Lepidocyrtinus and Seira development support that the final chaetotaxy pattern of Abd IV is only reached at the final instars, or even in the adult. Legs (Fig. 31 E). Subcoxa and tibiotarsus chaetotaxy reduced in the juveniles. Tibiotarsal outer chaetae not clearly elongated and with few chaetae, similar to the 1 st instar of L. barnardi (Zhang & Deharveng 2015 a). Thus, the elongation of these chaetae must occur at the final instars. The trochanteral organ has 4 spine-like chaetae (Fig. 31 C). Legs subsegments chaetotaxy show a gradual increase in complexity (number and shape of chaetae) until the adult in Lepidocyrtinus, and this probably occurs in all Entomobryoidea as well (Pan et al. 2011, 2019). Unguis and unguiculus morphology of juveniles are as in the adults; ratio unguis: unguiculus = 1: 0.65. The tibiotarsal smooth chaeta is 1.49 larger than unguiculus and the tenent hair is 1.28 larger than unguis outer edge. Collophore (Fig. 31 D). Anterior side with 6 chaetae, 2 spine-like chaetae and 1 proximal ciliated chaeta, 1 median ciliated chaeta apically acuminate and 1 mac and 1 mes distally; posterior side with 1 ciliated chaeta distally; lateral flap with 5 chaetae, 3 smooth and 2 ciliated. From these chaetae, at least 1 + 1 distal on posterior side and 2 smooth on lateral flap are probably primary, since they were also observed in the 1 st instar of Homidia and Sinhomidia (Pan et al. 2011, 2019). Furcula (Figs 31 E – F). Manubrium ventral formula as in the adult, except by 8 apical chaetae plus only 1 subapical scale per side (Fig. 31 E); manubrial plate with 5 ciliated chaetae (2 inner larger but not blunt) and 2 psp apparently (Fig. 31 F). Dens dorsally with 2 proximal blunt mac weakly ciliated and apically bullet-like (Fig. 31 F). It is still necessary to investigate further juveniles of Lepidocyrtinus in in the 1 st instar to clearly understand the origin and pattern of increase of furcal modified mac up to the adult. Our data suggests there is also an increase in the number of furcal chaetae during the development, both in the manubrium and dens, as well the change of states of at least part of them, similarly to what is seen in the legs subsegments.	en	Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington De, Bellini, Bruno Cavalcante (2020): Review of Lepidocyrtinus Börner, 1903 (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae): the African species. Zootaxa 4898 (1): 1-110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4898.1.1
