A new species of Entomobrya from Iraq (Collembola, Entomobryidae)
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morphological characters, chaetotaxy, descriptionAbstract
The systematic study of Entomobrya specimens from different museums in the Palaearctic region and material obtained from other collections allowed some new species of the genus to be revealed. Entomobrya iraqensis n. sp. is described from Mosul, Iraq. For the identification and description of the species, the set of characters proposed by Jordana and Baquero (2005) was used.
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Baquero, E. & R. Jordana (2008): Redescription of Entomobrya quinquelineata Börner, 1901 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) and description of three new species. – Zootaxa 1821: 1–12.
Jordana, R. & E. Baquero (2005): A proposal of characters for taxonomic identification of Entomobrya species (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha), with description of a new species. – Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz 76 (2): 117–134.
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