Isotomidae (Collembola) of Buryat Republic. II. A revision of the genus Folsomia
Author
Potapov, Mikhail
Author
Gulgenova, Ayuna
text
Zootaxa
2013
3682
2
305
330
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3682.2.6
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1175-5326
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Folsomia pseudodecemoculata
Stebaeva, 1971
Discussion
. The species is easy to identify by 5 black ocelli and short chaetae on body. A form with unpigmented ommatidia often occurs among normal specimens.
Distribution and ecology
. The species is distributed in arid areas of S Siberia (Khakassia, Altai, Tuva, Chita area). It was recorded in Burytia by
Chimitova
et al
. (2010)
(
Fig. 1
: loc. 2). Only in steppes, penetrates to salty places, very rare in dry forests.