New records of Collembola (Hexapoda: Entognatha) for Iranian fauna from Mazandaran, Semnan and Isfahan provinces

Abstract

In this study, a new genus Thalassaphorura Bagnall, 1949 and eight new species Orchesella cincta (Linnaeus, 1758), Hypogastrura vernalis (Carl, 1901), Tullbergia simplex Gisin, 1958, Sminthurus nigromaculatus (Tullberg, 1872), Isotomurus fucicola Schött, 1893, Protaphorura aurantiaca (Ridley, 1880), P. fimata (Gisin, 1952) and T. encarpata (Denis, 1931) are reported for Iranian Collembola fauna. Additionally the species Cyphoderus albinus (Nicolet, 1842) and Pseudosinella octopunctata Borner, 1901 are reported for Isfahan province and Folsomides parvalus (Stach, 1922) is reported for Semnan province. The specimens of the species were collected from different regions of Mazandaran, Semnan and Isfahan provinces in Iran during 2011- 2012. The specimens were extracted by Berlese funnel from soil, leaf litter and moss or were caught by pitfall traps. Sampling and morphological information on species are presented.