Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

New records of springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) for Iran from the Bula Hyrcanian forest

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran [1]; Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaboration (CISSC), Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran [2].
2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
3 Sorbonne Université, UPEC, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences - Paris, IEES, Paris, France.
4 MECADEV, UMR 7179 CNRS MNHN, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France.
5 Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran.
Abstract
The present study reports new records of the Collembola (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) from the Bula Hyrcanian forest located in Mazandaran province, north of Iran. The results show two genera Spatulosminthurus Betsch & Betsch-Pinot, 1984 (Sminthuridae) and Wankeliella Rusek, 1975 (Tullbergiidae) and five species including Anurophorus alpinus Potapov & Stebaeva, 1990 (Isotomidae), Pseudosinella cf. decipiens Denis, 1924 and P. immaculata (Lie Pettersen, 1896) (Entomobryidae), Superodontella tyverica Kaprus, 2009 (Odontellidae), and Wankeliella bescidica Smolis & Skarżyński, 2004 (Tullbergiidae) are new records for Collembola fauna of Iran.

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New records of springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) for Iran from the Bula Hyrcanian forest
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Volume 10, Issue 1
Winter 2024
Pages 31-42

  • Receive Date 02 August 2023
  • Revise Date 29 September 2023
  • Accept Date 13 October 2023
  • Publish Date 01 January 2024