A New species of Entomobrya from Northern Algeria (Collembola: Entomobryidae)
Two species of Entomobrya were found among 288 specimens of Collembola sampled in northern Algeria. The identification of the Entomobrya species requires some precautions and consideration of characters beyond color pattern. Preliminary identifications suggested the presence of E. mauretanica Handsc...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repository: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/27526 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/27526 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Materias Investigacion::Ciencias de la vida::Zoología Materias Investigacion::Ciencias de la vida::Taxonomía y sistemática Collembola Morphological characters Entomobrya Color pattern variations |
| Summary: | Two species of Entomobrya were found among 288 specimens of Collembola sampled in northern Algeria. The identification of the Entomobrya species requires some precautions and consideration of characters beyond color pattern. Preliminary identifications suggested the presence of E. mauretanica Handschin, 1925 (new status) and E. clitellaria Guthrie, 1903, but a detailed examination of the specimens assigned to E. clitellaria showed that a new species was involved which is described here. Entomobrya mauretanica has only been collected once before, was described inadequately, and is redescribed here. |
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