New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Iran from Mazandaran forests
oleh: Eliye Yahyapour, Reza Vafaei Shoushtari, Masoumeh Shayanmehr, Javier Arbea
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| Diterbitkan: | Tarbiat Modares University 2021-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Specimens of springtails were collected from soil and leaf litter in the forests of Mazandaran province, north of Iran during 2016–2017. Three species were recorded in this country for the first time, Xenylla szeptyckii Skarżyński, Piwnik & Porco, 2018 (Hypogastruridae), Friesea espunaensis Arbea & Jordana, 1993 (Neanuridae) and Tomocerina minuta (Tullberg, 1877) (Tomoceridae). Detailed descriptions of these species are provided based on the materials collected from Mazandaran province, Iran.