Espinasa Luis, Smith Graeme B
1School of Science, Marist College, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601, USA.
2Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
Zootaxa. 2023 Jan 13;5228(3):337-350. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6.
"Nicoletia" tergata Mills, 1940 is redescribed from new material recently collected in subterranean habitat in Florida as well as examination of some of the type specimens. The species is placed in a new genus Gibboletia within the subfamily Coletiniinae and thus represents the only species of this subfamily so far known in North America. Molecular data (16S rRNA) from one of two populations suggest they may represent different species; however, morphological differences were not found within or between populations. The legs of all specimens from one population reacted with the mounting medium whereas the other population mostly did not, suggesting a physiological difference may exist.
1940年米尔斯描述的“Nicoletia”tergata，是根据最近在佛罗里达州地下栖息地收集的新材料以及对一些模式标本的研究重新描述的。该物种被置于Coletiniinae亚科的一个新属Gibboletia中，因此是迄今为止北美已知的该亚科唯一物种。来自两个种群之一的分子数据（16S rRNA）表明它们可能代表不同的物种；然而，在种群内部或种群之间未发现形态差异。来自一个种群的所有标本的腿部与封固剂发生反应，而另一个种群大多没有，这表明可能存在生理差异。
