Collembola from Hundidero-Gato Cave in Southern Spain, with the description of a new species of Entomobrya Rondani, 1861 (Collembola, Entomobryidae)
Author
Arbea 1, Javier I.
C / Ria de Solia 3, ch 39, 39610, Astillero, Spain
Author
Lopez 2, Virginia Garcia
C / Ria de Solia 3, ch 39, 39610, Astillero, Spain
Author
Soria 2, Francisco Javier
C / Ria de Solia 3, ch 39, 39610, Astillero, Spain
Author
Abellan 2, Pedro
C / Ria de Solia 3, ch 39, 39610, Astillero, Spain
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Subterranean Biology
2021
2021-04-19
38
77
90
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.38.66254
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.38.66254
1314-2615-38-77
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Sphaeridia pumilis (Krausbauer, 1898)
Sphaeridia pumilis
New Sierra de Grazalema (
Malaga
) record.
Material studied.
Cueva del Gato.
9-VIII-2018
,
21 ex.
in twilight zone;
16-IX-2018
,
23 ex.
in dark zone;
20-IX-2018
,
6 ex.
in twilight zone;
4-X-2018
,
5 ex.
in twilight and
11 ex.
in dark zone.
This is a cosmopolitan species widely distributed in Europe and North America. Occurs on the surface and in upper layers of different moist soils and in their low vegetation. Occasionally appears in caves from
Spain
(
Jordana and Beruete 1983
) and other European caves.