Protura from Hainan Island, China: new species, checklist and distribution

By

Bu, Yun
Xiong, Yan
Luan, Yun-Xia
Yin, Wen Ying

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

879

Pages

1--21

Subjects

Distribution , diversity , new species , Paracondeellum , taxonomy , type specimen

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.879.34404

 

Abstract

More than 1500 proturan specimens from Hainan Island are systematically studied. An annotated list of all species of Protura from Hainan Island is provided and their geographical distribution is discussed. The genus Paracondeellum is reported from Hainan Island for the first time, and Paracondeellum paradisumsp. nov. is described. The type species Paracondeellum dukouense (Tang & Yin, 1988) is redescribed based on syntype, and the lectotype and paralectotype are designated. The characters of the genus Paracondeellum are redefined, and the two known species are compared in detail. The Protura fauna of Hainan Island is mainly composed of species from the Oriental region, with 91% of the species belonging to the families Berberentulidae and Eosentomidae.