New species of Entomobryini from the Mediterranean Palaearctic (Collembola, Entomobryidae) and a new name for Folsomia potapovi (Collembola, Isotomidae)

Authors

  • Enrique Baquero University of Navarra
  • Javier Arbea
  • Rafael Jordana University of Navarra

Keywords:

morphological characters, chaetotaxy, Entomobrya, Mesentotoma, Folsomia

Abstract

New species of the genera Entomobrya and Mesentotoma from the Mediterranean Palaearctic region are described: Entomobrya akritohoriensis n. sp. from Greece, Entomobrya luqueensis n. sp. and Entomobrya vergarensis n. sp. from Spain, Entomobrya transversalis n. sp. from Morocco, and Mesentotoma hispanica n. sp. from Spain. A new name is proposed for Folsomia potapovi Jordana & Baquero 2008 nec Babenko 2007.

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Published

2010-12-01

Issue

Vol. 82 No. 3 (2010)

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Baquero, E., Arbea, J., & Jordana, R. (2010). New species of Entomobryini from the Mediterranean Palaearctic (Collembola, Entomobryidae) and a new name for Folsomia potapovi (Collembola, Isotomidae). Soil Organisms, 82(3), 285. https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/233

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