Title of article :
New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Iran from Mazandaran forests
Author/Authors :
Yahyapour ، Eliye Entomology Department - Agricultural Faculty - Islamic Azad University, Arak branch , Vafaei-Shoushtari ، Reza Entomology Department - Agricultural Faculty - Islamic Azad University, Arak branch , Shayanmehr ، Masoumeh Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Crop Sciences - Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (SANRU) , Arbea ، Javier
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Hypogastruridae , Neanuridae , Tomoceridae
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
