Three new species of Lepidocyrtus Bourlet (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Florida, USA, and descriptive notes on Lepidocyrtus floridensis Snider

In North America, the genus Lepidocyrtus Bourlet (Collembola: Entomobryidae) is represented by 18 species, but only three (Lepidocyrtus floridensis Snider, Lepidocyrtus millsi Snider, and Lepidocyrtus pallidus Reuter) have been reported from Florida. We investigated species diversity in leaf litter samples from counties in the north-central and southern part of the state, as the reportedly low species diversity in Florida may be due to under-sampling. As a result, in this contribution we describe three species of Lepidocyrtus new to science: Lepidocyrtus bobwoodruffi Soto-Adames, Jenks and Daly, new species, Lepidocyrtus brambilae Soto-Adames, Jenks and Daly, new species and Lepidocyrtus mikethomasi Soto-Adames, Jenks and Daly, new species. In addition, we provide notes to complement the description of L. floridensis.