Published April 22, 2021 | Version v1
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New records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) for Iran from Mazandaran forests

  • 1. Entomology Department, Agricultural Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Arak branch, P.O. Box 38135/567, Arak, Iran
  • 2. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources(SANRU), Mazandaran province, Iran
  • 3. Ria de Solía, 3, ch. 39, 39610 El Astillero, Cantabria, Spain

Description

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.

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