Bellini Bruno C, Souza Paolla G C de, Greenslade Penelope
Laboratório de Collembola, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Centro de Biociências, Campus Universitário, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN. BR 101, Lagoa Nova, Natal 59072-970, Brazil.
School of Science, Psychology and Sports, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Insects. 2021 Jul 16;12(7):650. doi: 10.3390/insects12070650.
Mandal is currently a monotypic genus of Heteromurinae described from India in 2018. Its key characters are the first antennal segment subdivided, the second undivided and the third annulated; the first abdominal segment lacking macrochaetae; and the presence of a sinuous modified macrochaeta on the proximal dens. Some details of its morphology were recently put in doubt, and so its genus status and affinities remain uncertain. Here, we revise the genus based on the type material of Mari-Mutt, as well as provide the description of two new species from Australian archipelagos and a reinterpretation of the chaetotaxy of Mandal and Mari-Mutt. After our revision, shows a well-conserved chaetotaxy and overall morphology, which allowed us to provide an updated generic diagnosis. While the antennae morphology of resembles that of Schött, its dorsal sensillar and macrochaetotaxy suggest it is closely related to Wankel, as originally stated by Mandal. The main features useful to separate species are the head, mesothorax and fourth abdominal segment chaetotaxy. We also provide a key to its five species, a comparative table and notes on the affinities and distribution of .
曼达尔属目前是异鼠亚科的一个单型属，于2018年在印度被描述。其关键特征包括：触角第一节细分，第二节未分且第三节有环纹；第一腹节无大刚毛；近端齿上有一条弯曲的变异大刚毛。其形态的一些细节最近受到质疑，因此其属的地位和亲缘关系仍不确定。在此，我们基于玛丽 - 穆特的模式标本对该属进行修订，并描述来自澳大利亚群岛的两个新物种，同时重新解释曼达尔属和玛丽 - 穆特属的毛序。经过我们的修订，显示出保存良好的毛序和整体形态，这使我们能够提供更新的属诊断。虽然的触角形态与朔特属相似，但其背感器和大刚毛序表明它与万克尔属密切相关，正如曼达尔最初所说。区分物种的主要有用特征是头部、中胸和第四腹节的毛序。我们还提供了其五个物种的检索表、比较表以及关于其亲缘关系和分布的注释。
