New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Iran from Mazandaran forests

Eliye Yahyapour; Reza Vafaei Shoushtari; Masoumeh Shayanmehr; Javier Arbea

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics (Sep 2021)

New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Iran from Mazandaran forests

Eliye Yahyapour,
Reza Vafaei Shoushtari,
Masoumeh Shayanmehr,
Javier Arbea

Affiliations

Eliye Yahyapour: Entomology Department, Agricultural Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak branch, P.O. Box 38135/567, Arak, Iran
Reza Vafaei Shoushtari: Entomology Department, Agricultural Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak branch, P.O. Box 38135/567, Arak, Iran
Masoumeh Shayanmehr: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources(SANRU), Mazandaran province, Iran
Javier Arbea: Ria de Solía, 3, ch. 39, 39610 El Astillero, Cantabria, Spain

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. 263 – 276

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Specimens of springtails were collected from soil and leaf litter in the forests of Mazandaran province, north of Iran during 2016–2017. Three species were recorded in this country for the first time, Xenylla szeptyckii Skarżyński, Piwnik & Porco, 2018 (Hypogastruridae), Friesea espunaensis Arbea & Jordana, 1993 (Neanuridae) and Tomocerina minuta (Tullberg, 1877) (Tomoceridae). Detailed descriptions of these species are provided based on the materials collected from Mazandaran province, Iran.

Published in Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

ISSN: 2423-8112 (Online)
Publisher: Tarbiat Modares University
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Science: Biology (General): Life; Science: Zoology; Agriculture; Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/

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