Three new records of Collembola (Hexapoda) from Birjand (South Khorasan, Iran)

Abstract

During samplings were performed during 2019 in Birjand area located in South Khorasan province, three species are identified from families Entomobryidae and Bourletiellidae. Drepanura tuxeni Nosek, 1964, Drepanosira gisini Nosek, 1964 and Cassagnaudiella c.f. gamae (Bretfeld, 1994) are newly reported for the Iranian fauna of Collembola. The material examined, brief description and some illustration were given. Cassagnaudiella c.f. gamae represents the second species record of the family Bourletiellidae from Iran.

Springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) of Savadkuh (Mazandaran) with the description of a new species of Isotomurus Börner (Entomobryomorpha, Isotomidae)

“…This checklist was once more updated in 2020 with 232 Collembola species (Shayanmehr et al, 2020b). Subsequently, 35 new records and 24 new species of Collembola have been described from different regions of Iran (Vargovitsh & Kahrarian, 2020;Shayanmehr et al, 2020aShayanmehr et al, , 2022Shayanmehr et al, , 2023Mehrafrooz Mayvan et al, 2021, 2022Smolis & Skarżyński, 2020;Yahyapour et al, 2020aYahyapour et al, , 2020bYahyapour et al, , 2021Yahyapour et al, , 2022Bakhshi et al, 2022;Vahedi Moghadam et al, 2022; Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2024  10 (1) Yoosefi Lafooraki et al, 2020a, 2020c, 2023bAhmadi et al, 2023;Rabieh et al, 2023). Collembola species which are known as biological indicators play important roles in soil decomposition and nutrient circularity and are considered useful tools to determine soil fertility.…”