Entomobrya petri sp. nov.: A new species of springtail found in the British Isles

James McCulloch

doi:10.25674/476

Authors

James I. McCulloch University of Cambridge

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25674/476

Keywords:

Entomobrya, new species, chaetotaxy, taxonomy, springtails

Abstract

A new species of elongate springtail (Collembola: Entomobryomorpha) is described from a churchyard in Edinburgh: Entomobrya petri sp. nov. Microscopic examination of specimens from another site in the UK supports that this new species represents the taxon previously referred to as “Entomobrya nr. imitabilis”, which is widespread in the British Isles. As well as that of the examined specimens, the ecology and distribution of the morphospecies generally is discussed.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Arbea, J. J. & Almeida, J. J. (2022). Catálogo de los colémbolos de la Península Ibérica, Baleares y Canarias a partir de fotografías en la naturaleza (Hexapoda, Collembola). Monogr. Electrónicas SEA vol. 10 (Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa).

Ardron, P. A. (2009). “Aliens in Inner Space UK, OK!”: the occurrence of diverse, established communities of exotic springtails (Collembola) in formal gardens and more widely in the British landscape. International Urban Ecology Review, 4, 10-23.

Baquero, E., Jordana, R. & Ortuño, V. M. 2022. Type material designation and species description; addendum to “Distinctive Collembola Communities in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum: Entomobryomorpha of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Central Spain)”. Zoosystema, 44, 435-437.

Grove, A. & Delhem, R. 2023. A new species of Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from southwestern France exhibiting conspicuous sexual dimorphism. Soil Organisms 95, 143-153.

Hutchinson, F. N. & McCulloch, J. I. (2024). Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus (Symphypleona: Bourletiellidae), new to Britain. British Journal of Entomology & Natural History, 37, 25-31.

Jordana, R. & Baquero, E. (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, 117-134.

Jordana, R. (2012). Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola. Volume 7/1: Capbryinae & Entomobryini. Soil Organisms, 84, 1-390.

Katz, A. D., Giordano, R. & Soto-Adames, F. (2015). Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of fifteen North American Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryidae), including four new species. ZooKeys, 525, 1-75.

Ramel, G., Baquero, E. & Jordana, R. 2008. Biodiversity of the Collembola Fauna of Wetland Kerkini (N. Greece), with description of the sexual dimorphism of Entomobrya atrocincta Schött 1896 (Collembola: Entomobryomorpha). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N. S.), 44, 113-128.

Robin, N., D’Haese, C. & Barden, P. (2019). Fossil amber reveals springtails’ longstanding dispersal by social insects. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19, 213. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1529-6.

Shaw, P. & Trewhella, S. (2019). Recent unusual UK Collembola records – Entomobryomorpha and Poduromorpha. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 32, 217-230.

Stach, J. (1963). The Apterygotan Fauna of Poland in Relation to the World-Fauna of this group of Insects. Tribe: Entomobryini. – Acta monographica Musei Historiae naturalis, Polska Akademia Nauk. Inst. Zool. Krakow.

Viana, S. S., Morais, J. W. & Cipola, N. G. 2024. Taxonomic revision of Entomobrya Rondani, 1861 species (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Entomobryinae) from Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 5452 (1), 1-110.

Worland, M. R., Convey, P. & Bale, J. S. (2007). Aerial dispersal of springtails on the Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for local distribution and demography. Antarctic Science, 19, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102007000028