title: A new species of Dicranocentrus (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China with comments on the systematic position of the genus.
abstract: Dicranocentrus liuae sp. n. is described from the northern subtropical region of China. The new species is most similar to D. wangi Ma & Chen, 2007, but differs from it in the relatively shorter Ant. V, the 1+1 central macrochaetae on Abd. III, the number of chaetae on tenaculum, and the absence of dental spines. The systematic position of Dicranocentrus is also discussed. Present evidence, particularly S-chaetotaxy, indicates that the genus is closer to Heteromurus than to the unscaled species of Orchesella and Orchesellides.
authors: School of Geographical Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors: Guo-Liang
authors: GL
authors: Xu
authors: Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Zhang
keywords: D. liuae sp. n.; Heteromurus; Orchesellinae; chaetotaxy