Alloscopus ramanai sp. nov. (Orchesellidae, Heteromurinae), a new Collembola species from central Thailand, with complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement

Nilsai, Areeruk; Jantarit, Sopark; Jeenthong, Tadsanai; Detcharoen, Matsapume; Jaitrong, Weeyawat

doi:10.3897/BDJ.14.e173157

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Article: Alloscopus ramanai sp. nov. (Orchesellidae, Heteromurinae), a new Collembola species from central Thailand, with complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement

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Alloscopus ramanai sp. nov. (Orchesellidae, Heteromurinae), a new Collembola species from central Thailand, with complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement

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Nilsai, Areeruk
Jantarit, Sopark
Jeenthong, Tadsanai
Detcharoen, Matsapume
Jaitrong, Weeyawat

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Article

Date of Publication

2026-1-23

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Biodiversity data journal

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1--26

Subjects

Entomobryoidea , Mitogenome , new species , Phylogeny , taxonomy

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Pensoft Publishers

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English

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Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e173157

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Alloscopus is one of the genera within the subfamily Heteromurinae, recently recorded in Thailand and is currently represented by six species from two regions of the country. In the northern part, A. tetracanthus Börner, 1906 and A. thailandensis Mari Mutt, 1985 have been recorded from forested habitats. In the southern part, A. whitteni Jantarit & Sangsiri, 2020, A. namtip Jantarit & Sangsiri, 2020 and A. jantapasoae Jantarit, Nilsai & Manee, 2025 have been reported from a cave habitat, while A. sago Jantarit & Manee, 2025 was recently described from a sago palm forest. A new species, Alloscopus ramanai sp. nov. , is described from central Thailand, based on an integrative taxonomic approach combining morphological and molecular data. The new species closely resembles A. tetracanthus Börner, 1906, sharing several diagnostic characters including a dark red ocular patch and PAO shape and the number of M and S series chaetae on the dorsal head. Additional similarities include the number of spiniform labral papillae, labial basis chaetae, the number of pseudopores on the manubrium, the number of central and lateral macrochaetae on Th.II, the number of central macrochaetae on Th.III and Abd.IV. However, A. ramanai sp. nov. can be clearly distinguished from A. tetracanthus by a unique combination of traits, including the number of lateral macrochaetae on Abd. III and Abd. IV and the number of chaetae on the anterior side of the ventral tube. A detailed diagnosis and illustrations of the new species are provided herein. A key for species of Alloscopus in Thailand is also included. The complete mitochondrial genome of A. ramanai sp. nov. is 14,757 bp in length and comprises 13 concatenated protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Phylogenetic analysis, based on mitochondrial genome data, indicates that A. ramanai sp. nov. forms a sister lineage to Alloscopus bannaensis Zhang, 2020. The description of this new species contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of Heteromurinae diversity in Thailand and underscores the need for expanded mitogenomic sampling across Collembola.