New species of Entomobryini from the Mediterranean Palaearctic (Collembola, Entomobryidae) and a new name for Folsomia potapovi (Collembola, Isotomidae)
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morphological characters, chaetotaxy, Entomobrya, Mesentotoma, FolsomiaAbstract
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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