Two new species of Entomobryidae (Collembola) of Taibai Mountain from China

By

Yuan, XiangQun
Pan, Zhi-xiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

338

Pages

67-81

Subjects

chaetotaxy , Entomobryinae , new species , Qinling

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.338.5723

 

Abstract

Taibai Mountain is the highest peak of Qinling Mountain Ridge, a climate and geographical demarcation of the southern and northern China. Collembolan species of family Entomobryidae are reported from this region for the first time in this paper. Two new species, Homidia taibaiensis sp. n. and Sinella triseta sp. n. of Entomobryinae are described. Illustrations and differences with similar species are provided.