New and little known Isotomidae (Collembola) from the shore of Lake Baikal and saline lakes of continental Asia

By

Potapov, Mikhail B
Huang, Cheng-Wang
Gulgenova, Ayuna
Luan, Yunxia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

935

Pages

1--24

Subjects

arid zone , endemism , Fauna , sexual dimorphism , shingly beach , Springtails

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.935.49363

 

Abstract

Collembola of the family Isotomidae from the shores of Lake Baikal and from six saline lake catenas of the Buryat Republic (Russia) and Inner Mongolia Province (China) were studied.Pseudanurophorus barathrumPotapov & Gulgenova,sp. nov.andParisotoma baicalicaPotapov & Gulgenova,sp. nov.from Baikal andEphemerotoma buryaticaPotapov, Huang & Gulgenova,sp. nov.andFolsomia mongolicaHuang & Potapov,sp. nov.from saline lakes are described here. A morphological description of epitokous males ofScutisotoma acorrelataPotapov, Babenko & Fjellberg, 2006 is given. A list of 23 species of the family Isotomidae found in the shores of studied lakes is provided based on literature sources and newly collected material.