Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Description of a new species with three new records of Tomocerus Nicolet (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from India

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Zoological Survey of India,
Abstract
One new species and three new records of Tomocerus have been reported for the first time from India. The new species Tomocerus sikkimensis sp. nov. discovered from Gangtok, Sikkim (India) has been illustrated and described here. The new species differs from others in dental spine number, arrangement and mucro teeth number. Tomocerus (Ocreatomurus) qinae Yu, Yan & Liu, 2016, Tomocerus (Tomocerus) minor (Lubbock, 1862) and Tomocerus (Ocreatomurus) paraspinulus Gong, Qin & Yu, 2018 are the first time reported from the Indian states Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal respectively. A key to the Indian species of Tomocerus has also been provided.

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Description of a new species with three new records of Tomocerus Nicolet (Collembola: Tomoceridae) from India
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Volume 10, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 755-768

  • Receive Date 06 May 2024
  • Revise Date 14 June 2024
  • Accept Date 16 July 2024
  • Publish Date 25 July 2024