New report of suborder Symphypleona species (Collembola) from Kohgiloyeh province (Iran)

Abstract :

Six species of suborder Symphypleona are recorded from Kohgiloyeh province (South-Western Iran): Dicyrtomina ornata (Nicolet, 1842) (Dicyrtomidae), Sminthurides aquaticus (Bourlet, 1842) (Sminthurididae), Sminthurinus signatus (Krausbauer, 1898), Sminthurinus transvernalis Axelson, 1905, Sminthurinus reticulatus Cassagnau, 1964, Sminthurinus elegans (Fitch, 1863) (Katiannidae). Apart from Sminthurinus elegans, all species are new for Iran


Keyword :

Collembola, Symphypleona, Dicyrtomidae, Sminthurididae, Katiannidae, Iran


Author(s) : Falahati Hossein Abad, A., Kheirodin, A., Bretfeld, G.
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Published Issue : 2013 Vol. 8 Number 1


2013 Vol. 8 Number 1