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03CF3248FFA6317B3EF9F8A3FDEF83BC.text	03CF3248FFA6317B3EF9F8A3FDEF83BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nicoletiidae Lubbock 1873	<div><p>Family Nicoletiidae Lubbock, 1873</p> <p>Nicoletiadae Lubbock 1873: 201.</p> <p>Gymnodermata Joseph 1882: 25.</p> <p>Nicoletiinae Lubbock: Escherich 1905: 36.</p> <p>Nicoletiidae Lubbock: Remington 1954: 284.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF3248FFA6317B3EF9F8A3FDEF83BC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Espinasa, Luis;Smith, Graeme B.	Espinasa, Luis, Smith, Graeme B. (2023): “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 337-350, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6
03CF3248FFA7317A3EF9FF0BFE6984B7.text	03CF3248FFA7317A3EF9FF0BFE6984B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Coletiniinae Mendes 1988	<div><p>Subfamily Coletiniinae Mendes, 1988</p> <p>Coletiniinae Mendes, 1988: 768.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF3248FFA7317A3EF9FF0BFE6984B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Espinasa, Luis;Smith, Graeme B.	Espinasa, Luis, Smith, Graeme B. (2023): “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 337-350, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6
03CF3248FFA7317C3EF9FEBDFAE886C1.text	03CF3248FFA7317C3EF9FEBDFAE886C1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gibboletia Espinasa & Smith 2023	<div><p>Gibboletia gen. nov.</p> <p>Type species: Nicoletia tergata Mills, 1940 by present designation.</p> <p>Description. Habitus as in Figs. 2–4, medium size, length of adults up to about 7 mm.</p> <p>Body shape subcylindrical, thorax nearly as wide as the abdomen, slightly detaching from abdomen base. Without scales; all surfaces including appendages covered with scattered setae.Antennae and caudal filaments likely a bit shorter than body length. Antennae of males symmetrical, the pedicel with a long apical bifurcated apophysis that shows a dense field of minute setae on its outer side (Figs. 3E, 8, 9). Antennae of females with shorter pedicel, lacking apophysis. Distal part of antennae with annuli bearing setae and basiconic sensilla. Head with distinct postantennal transverse suture. Mandibles with well-developed sclerotized teeth, a molar region and few setae (Fig. 12). Galea with two apical sensory cones; lacinia with prostheca and a bifurcate tip (Fig. 13). Maxillary palps with five segments (Fig. 13), the last one with six apical sensory rods. Terminal segment of the labial palps with six sensory papillae arranged in an inverted triangular arrangement (Fig. 14).</p> <p>Nota with many marginal setae on lateral borders and posterolateral angles, the pronotum also bearing setae on its anterior margin; these setae a mix of long, bifid macrochaetae and short bristles. Discs of the nota covered with numerous scattered setae (Figs. 15–17). Tarsi four-segmented, about as long as their respective tibiae (Figs. 18–20). Pretarsus with two long, simple claws and a greatly reduced medial empodial claw.</p> <p>Urotergites with fine sutures separating their lateral portions; hind margin with setae and macrochaetae irregularly arranged and with scattered setae across the disc (Fig. 22). Urotergite IV of males with raised semicircular area (Figs. 3B–3D, 23–25) with a shallow concave medial area, the longer macrochaetae and setae absent from the posterior margin behind the semicircular raised region. Urotergite X of males (Figs. 26–28) small, trapezoidal, with a slightly concave posterior margin and lacking prominent posterolateral lobes, sensorial pegs present both dorsally and ventrally; this tergite with similar shape and setation in females, showing only a few setae on the ventral face and 1 + 1 macrochaetae on the posterior margin (Fig. 38).</p> <p>Urosternite I divided into sternite and coxites, without styli or vesicles (Fig. 30). Urosternites II–VII (II–VIII in Ô) entire (not divided into sternite and coxites) (Fig. 31). Urosternites II–IX with a pair of styli (Fig. 31). Urosternites II–VI with exsertile vesicles and VII with pseudovesicles.</p> <p>Coxites IX of male free; parameres long and wide, subrectangular and without divisions. Penis unusually long with longitudinal opening (Fig. 35). Subgenital plate in female well developed but small (Fig. 39). Ovipositor long, simple, greatly surpassing apices of styli IX (Fig. 40). Gonapophyses IX with spinulated inner distal area (Fig. 41).</p> <p>Etymology. The name Gibboletia derives from the Latin word gibbus meaning hump, referring to the unusual protuberance on urotergite IV of the males. It is combined with the ending - oletia from the type genus of the family viz. Nicoletia Gervais. It is treated as feminine gender.</p> <p>Remarks. The new genus fits well within the subfamily Coletiniinae due to the divided coxites IX, the division of urosternite I only into separate coxites and medium sternum and the form of the secondary sexual characters of the male. The modification of urotergite IV in males is unique within the Zygentoma.</p> <p>Morphologically, Gibboletia gen. nov. appears to be closest to the genus Coletinia Wygodzinsky, 1980, which also lacks scales and has pegs on the underside of urotergite IX as well as on both the cerci and the median filament. Gibboletia gen. nov. differs from Coletinia in the presence of the modified urotergite IV, the presence of pegs on both the dorsal and ventral faces of urotergite X and the absence of pegs from the median filament.</p> <p>Reboleira et al. (2012) presented a key to the Coletiniinae; however, since that time additional genera have been described. Their 2012 key is used as the basis for the following updated key, but with many changes to account for the new genera. In this key we have used the characters referred to by Kaplin (2019) to separate his Allobrinckina from Pseudobrinckina Mendes 2002, but we have some doubts about the interpretation of these characters and whether they are sufficient to warrant separate genera. The definition of Coletiniinae of Mendes 1988 has to be slightly emended to account for Canariletia Molero et al., 2014, the only species where urosternite I is not divided into a median sternum and 1+1 lateral coxites. The main character used here to define the subfamily is the presence of free coxites IX in the males, a character shared only with the sister group Atelurinae (see Mitchell et al. 2021), from which it can be distinguished by the elongate, parallel-sided body shape with long antennae and terminal filaments compared to the inquiline Atelurinae, which have short, tear drop-shaped bodies and short terminal filaments.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF3248FFA7317C3EF9FEBDFAE886C1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Espinasa, Luis;Smith, Graeme B.	Espinasa, Luis, Smith, Graeme B. (2023): “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 337-350, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6
03CF3248FFA1317C3EF9FD50FA16824F.text	03CF3248FFA1317C3EF9FD50FA16824F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Coletiniinae Mendes 1988	<div><p>Key to the described genera of Coletiniinae</p> <p>(updated from Reboleira et al. 2012)</p> <p>1 Scales present at least on abdomen....................................................................... 2</p> <p>- Scales absent, head and body with setae only............................................................... 9</p> <p>2 Scales present on head, thorax and abdomen................................................................ 3</p> <p>- Scales absent from head................................................................................ 5</p> <p>3 Urosternite I entire, not divided into median sternum and 1+1 lateral coxites; pegs absent from the terminalia of the males...................................................................... Canariletia Molero, Gaju, López &amp; Bach</p> <p>- Urosternite I divided into median sternum and 1+1 lateral coxites; urotergite X, cerci and sometimes the median filament of males with pegs...................................................................................... 4</p> <p>4 Most of the scales round, wider at base, almost devoid of clear longitudinal rays, most ending in a minute median point; also with scattered, minute, strongly striated scales.................................... Squamatinia Mendes &amp; Reboleira</p> <p>- All scales longer than wide and with numerous conspicuous longitudinal rays that frequently slightly surpass their free border, all approximately the same size................................................. Lepidospora s. str. Wygodzinsky</p> <p>5 Scales present on both thorax and abdomen................................................................. 6</p> <p>- Scales absent from thorax, present on abdomen............. Lepidospora (Brinckiletina) Molero, Tahami, Gaju &amp; Sadeghi</p> <p>6 Pretarsus without empodium............................................................................ 7</p> <p>- Pretarsus with empodium............................................................................... 8</p> <p>7 Slightly convex raised platform with 5–6 ribs between the claws, posterior notch of urotergite X in female with 1+1 robust macrochaetae......................................................................... Allobrinckina Kaplin</p> <p>- No raised platform between the claws, posterior notch of urotergite X in female with 2+2 robust macrochaetae............................................................................................. Pseudobrinkina Mendes</p> <p>8 Styli present on urosternites III–IX.......................................................... Lepidina Silvestri</p> <p>- Styli present on urosternites II–IX.......................................... Lepidospora (Brinckina) Wygodzinsky</p> <p>9 Urotergite IV of males with prominent semi-circular raised region on urotergite IV; cerci with pegs, medial filament without pegs in mature males................................................................... Gibboletia gen. nov.</p> <p>- Urotergite IV of males not modified, both cerci and medial filaments in mature males with pegs..... Coletinia Wygodzinsky</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF3248FFA1317C3EF9FD50FA16824F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Espinasa, Luis;Smith, Graeme B.	Espinasa, Luis, Smith, Graeme B. (2023): “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 337-350, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6
03CF3248FFA131753EF9F9C1FEE8878D.text	03CF3248FFA131753EF9F9C1FEE8878D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gibboletia tergata (Espinasa & Smith 1940) Espinasa & Smith 2023	<div><p>Gibboletia tergata (Mills, 1940) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs. 1–41</p> <p>Nicoletia tergata Mills, 1940: 271</p> <p>Type material. Cotypes, USA: Florida, Newman’s Lake, Alashua County, 21 December 1939, B.A. Barrington, in burrow of Geomys pinetus floridanus [Geomyidae] one complete Ô and a thorax (INHS Insect Collection 1500901 in alcohol).</p> <p>New material examined. USA: FLORIDA: Levy County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-82.6602&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.5103" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -82.6602/lat 29.5103)">3 miles SW Archer</a> (29.5103°N, 82.6602°W), 6 July 2019 – 22 March 2020, Kyle E. Schnepp, underground column trap, 1Ô (HW 0.93) in alcohol (AMS K.377944); 1♀ (HW 1.05) in alcohol (AMS K.377945); 1♀ (HW 1.05) on two slides (AMS K.541616); 1Ô (HW1.10) on two slides (AMS K.541615) on two slides, 1♀ (HW 1.05) in alcohol (AMS K.377946); 1Ô (HW 0.83) in alcohol (AMS K.377947); 1 subadult ♀ (HW 0.83) in alcohol (AMS K.377948); 1 juvenile (HW 0.64), head, thorax and abdominal segments I– V, in alcohol (AMS K.377949); pieces of appendages from all specimens from this collection event, loose in tube, one slide (AMS K.541619). USA: FLORIDA: Columbia County. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-82.6664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.8674" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -82.6664/lat 29.8674)">6 miles NW High Springs</a> (29.8674°N, 82.6664°W), 25 September 2020 – 16 October 2020, Kyle E. Schnepp, underground column trap, 1Ô (HW 1.18) on two slides (AMS K.541617); 1Ô (HW 1.13) in alcohol (AMS K.377950; 1Ô (HW 1.13) in alcohol (AMS K.377951); 1♀ (HW 1.10) in alcohol (AMS K.377952); 1Ô (HW 1.05) in alcohol (AMS K.377953); 1Ô (HW 1.13) in alcohol (AMS K.377954); 1Ô (HW 1.15) in alcohol (AMS K.377955); 1 juvenile ♀ (HW 0.68) in alcohol (AMS K.377956); pieces of appendages from all specimens from this collection event, loose in tube, on one slide (AMS K.541618).</p> <p>Redescription. Medium sized, parallel-sided silverfish with elongate antennae and terminal filaments, shape typical for the subfamily. Alcohol-preserved specimens off-white. Pigment lacking. Head and body length in preserved specimens examined, most specimens in alcohol unnaturally distended and elongated, but one more usual looking specimen (K.541618) from the Levy County population with an H+B length of 6.7 mm (HW 1.10); specimens from the Columbia population generally larger with HW up to 1.18 and body lengths also about 7 mm long. Thorax length about one third H+B and width only slightly wider than HW; antennae incomplete in all specimens but at least half length of H+B; caudal filaments incomplete in all specimens, at least half as long as H+B.</p> <p>Macrochaetae. Mostly simple, parallel-sided or tapered with small apical bifurcations but on appendages some macrochaetae stout and carrot-shaped, sometimes with a small apical bifurcation (Figs. 5, 6). Some of the longer parallel-sided macrochaetae, when slide-mounted, with an artifactual distortion caused by the mounting medium (see Smith et al. (2012) and Molero-Baltanás et al. (2013)).</p> <p>Head. Length and width about equal, not covered by prothorax at hind margin (Fig. 7), prognathous, vertex with distinct transverse post-antennal suture, postero-lateral corners of vertex with 2+2 dorsal and 2+2 infralateral macrochaetae; five larger macrochaetae in antero-lateral corners adjacent to the antennal bases, two of which are posterior to the transverse post antennal suture; disc with numerous scattered small fine setae. Clypeus with transverse row of six setae and with one or two small fine setae between them. Labrum with similar transverse row of setae, the most laterad being shorter and much more robust.</p> <p>Mandibles (Fig. 12) strong with well-developed molar and incisor regions and one macrochaeta on the external face as well as a few longer and shorter simple setae; a group of three stout setae on the margin adjacent to the molar area and about 14 small setae on the inner face below the molar region. Maxillae (Fig. 13) elongate, galea only surpassing length of lacinia by the two distinct apical papillae, lacinia well sclerotized with a single strong apical tooth; pectinate prostheca a little shorter than lacinia with five or six lamellate processes and about 11 setae along margin, the more basal setae in groups of two; maxillary palp of moderate length, distal article with six branched papilla apically, other specialised sensilla not seen, second and third articles subapically with some stronger, carrotshaped, apically bifid setae; all articles with smaller setae. Labium (Fig. 14) much longer than wide, submentum with weak transverse row of thin setae, mentum also with weak row of long thin setae; glossae with some setae as well as small setulae apically, ultimate article of palp about 1.2–1.4 times longer than wide with six papillae of usual type; penultimate article with long setae on the inner face.</p> <p>Antennae long but broken on all specimens. Scape of male slightly longer than wide, with several strong macrochaetae and some smaller setae (Fig. 8) both above and below. Pedicel of male with large, apically bifurcate apophysis on dorsal face (Figs. 8, 9), three times longer than wide, each apophysis reaching to about the third or fourth interval; the longest lobe armed subapically with a short, robust seta on the dorsal aspect, the shorter lobe densely covered in numerous setae, the dorsal face of the pedicel with scattered small setae often set on protuberances. Basal annulus of flagellum with four trichobothria, following five or six annuli each with two trichobothria; the seventh interval with two rings of setae with the trichobothria restricted to the distal ring; intervals further subdivided into four annuli by the eleventh interval, each interval with a ring of setae and two trichobothria in the most distal annulus, small basiconic sensilla visible subdistally from about the fifth interval, consisting of a mixture of typical “sausage-shaped” type C sensilla (see Adel, 1984) and much longer, finer setae with rounded tips; intervals around mid-antenna (Fig. 10) consisting of eight annuli with only a single trichobothrium in the most distal annulus; most annuli also with a ring of fine setae or basiconic sensilla subapically. The most distal surviving intervals (probably about ⅔ antennae length) also with similar pattern but the arrangement of fine setae and basiconic sensilla distad of the ring of setae (Fig. 11) less dense.</p> <p>Thorax. Length about one third that of H+B and not wider than abdomen, pronotum significantly smaller than the meso and metanota (Figs. 15–17); pronotum rounded sub rectangular in shape with obvious collar of 8–10 longer macrochaetae and additional smaller setae, all nota with 2–5 strong submarginal macrochaetae along the lateral margins and some strong submarginal macrochaetae in the lateral parts of the posterior margin, all margins also with longer and shorter, simple tapered setae and setulae; disc of nota with many small but strong setae.</p> <p>Legs typical for subfamily but quite elongate (Figs. 18–20). Tibial L/W ratio of foreleg 3.4–4.4, middle leg 3.6–5.2, hind leg 4.0–4.4. Tarsal L/W ratio of foreleg 7.7–8.7, middle leg 7.6–11.3, hind leg 11.9–13.8. On foreleg precoxae with line of setae, coxae with about five long macrochaetae spaced along the outer margin, with some stronger setae more distally along this margin and over the articulation with the trochanter, inner margin without macrochaetae, margins and face covered with scattered small setae; trochanter with one thin macrochaeta and several smaller setae; femur with a somewhat larger carrot-shaped macrochaeta about ¾ along the leading margin and another one or two macrochaetae over the articulation with the tibia, posterior margin with a proximal macrochaeta and two tapered macrochaetae on the distal bulge, all margins also with setae and setae scattered over the ventral face with the exception of the proximal anterior quarter; foreleg tibia without thicker macrochaetae near the dorsal margin but with one distally on the face about ¾ along the tibial length; ventral margin with two tapered macrochaetae about ¼ along the margin and two longer macrochaetae at about ⅔ along the margin, setae along distal end not noticeably stronger than other setae on face of tibia; distal spur long, slender and smooth, without small subapical teeth. Tarsus with four articles, the basal tarsomere about 40% of the total length of the foreleg, with stronger setae distally on basal tarsomere. Pretarsus with two strong curved outer claws and small medial empodium. Middle and hind legs similar except only two macrochaetae along the outer margin of the coxae and the tibia with two carrot-shaped macrochaetae in the more distal position on the posterior margin; basal article of the tarsi with a strong spine distally on the dorsal face.</p> <p>Abdomen. Slightly more slender than the thorax at its base. All urotergites wrapping around the body without a sharp lateral fold. Suture between the tergite and the paratergites visible on I–IX. Abdominal tergites I–III and V–IX (Fig. 22) with long, simple, marginal macrochaetae rather evenly spaced along the lateral and posterior margins as well as a few smaller setae and some setulae, the disc covered with numerous long, scattered setae. Abdominal tergite IV with semicircular raised region across most of the dorsum (Figs. 23, 24); outer rim raised, otherwise shallowly concave, surface granulated with a few minute, scattered setulae (Fig. 25); beneath the surface tissue darker than the surrounding tissue and adhering quite strongly to the cuticle so that it could not be separated from the cuticle during dissection without damaging the cuticle; posterior margin of the rim demarcated by small setae, longer macrochaetae and setae absent.</p> <p>Urotergite X (Figs. 26–28) small, trapezoidal with concave posterior emargination, the rounded posterior corners dorsally with prominent, erect, 1+1 larger submarginal pegs and usually additional 1+1 smaller conules more postero-laterally close to margin; on one specimen (e.g. K.377947) additional 1+1 smaller pegs on the dorsal face of urotergite X medio-anteriorly of the larger ones, and groups of about 10 small setae on the margins just anterior to these pegs, the dorsal face with some small scattered setae (Fig. 29); ventral face with groups of 2–6 pegs below the rounded posterior corners, numbers variable between specimens and even from side to side.</p> <p>Urosternite I divided into a sternum and two lateral coxites (Fig. 30), the sternum with several small setae along the median section of the disc, posterior margin without notable setae; posterior margin of the lateral coxites each with several small setae along the margins and on the more lateral parts of the discs. Urosternites II–VII entire (Fig. 31), not divided into separate coxites and sternum, each bearing 1+1 styli, the disc covered with many scattered setae; posterior margin without significant setae, the margins lateral of the styli with several stronger setae. Eversible vesicles on urosternites II–VI, each with about four or five setae on the vesicle; VII with pseudovesicles each bearing one or two setae (Fig. 32). Urosternite VIII entire (Fig. 33), without vesicles, without macrochaetae, face with scattered setae, posterior margin distinctly protruding, margins laterad of the styli with a few small setae. Apical spine of stylus with three barbs (Fig. 34).</p> <p>Urosternite IX (Fig. 35) divided into separate coxites bearing styli and long, wide parameres (L/W 3.3–3.4). Parameres with many setae along their inner margin and apices with several hairs on tubercles with glands visible below the cuticle. External process of coxites with one small seta and a setula, internal process with two setae near the inner margin. Penis very long, extending beyond the apices of the inner processes of coxites IX, with longitudinal opening surrounded by numerous short hairs.</p> <p>Appendix dorsalis of male (Fig. 36) without pegs, basal division with a few small setae, subsequent division indistinctly divided into five annuli, each with a ring of setae and trichobothria, the distal-most ring with a strong macrochaeta medially as well as a strong seta. Cerci with basal division bearing a ring of small setae and trichobothria; second division indistinctly divided into four annuli, each bearing strong setae and trichobothria and inner margin bearing 2–5 pegs (Fig. 36); one peg sometimes occurring on the more proximal division; following division with two rings of setae and trichobothria, fourth division with three annuli, the most distal bearing one wide macrochaeta. The number of pegs somewhat variable from one side to the other on the same individual.</p> <p>Female. As for male except pedicel without apophyses (Fig. 37); urotergite X trapezoidal with 1+1 macrochaetae in the postero-lateral corners (Fig. 38), without pegs on ventral surface, dorsal surface with scattered setae only; cerci without pegs. Coxites on sternites VIII and IX separate, subgenital plate large, parabolic with setae scattered over the surface (Figs. 39, 40). Ovipositor (Figs. 40, 41) simple, elongate (up to 2.7 times HW) with about 16 divisions, surpassing the apices of styli IX by a little more than twice the length of the styli. The apex of the anterior valves with a typical acute triangular projection, that of the posterior valves rounded with the typical region of hooked processes on the penultimate division; both with simple fine setae only.</p> <p>Remarks. Although the molecular data suggests at least two sister species, we have not found convincing, stable morphological characters (other than the swelling of the tarsi) that convinces us that these may be distinct species. Furthermore, we are not sure which represents the original Nicoletia tergata of Mills. We have selected the population from Levy Country, which lies slightly closer to the N. tergata type locality (about 35 km) for the illustrations and description, but also compared it to the material from Columbia County (50 km from the N. tergata type locality). The secondary sexual characters of many Nicoletiidae are usually considered as diagnostic for each species; however, we have not been able to separate these two populations based on the secondary sexual characters. With more specimens that allow a better understanding of variability, it might eventually be possible to separate these populations.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF3248FFA131753EF9F9C1FEE8878D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Espinasa, Luis;Smith, Graeme B.	Espinasa, Luis, Smith, Graeme B. (2023): “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America. Zootaxa 5228 (3): 337-350, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.6
