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 vtorovi
Martynova, 1971
Discussion.
A species of
F. taimyrica
complex ('
quadrioculata
' group) which is defined by the combination of reduced ms formula (10/100) and the absence of ocelli and median macrochaetae on Th.III. Specimens from Buryatia have longer macrochaetae than in typical populations of
F. v t o ro v i
(Central Asia).
Distribution and ecology.
A rare species occurring in damp forests (
Fig. 1
: loc.1, 4). In Siberia the species is probably widely distributed, but contrasting ecological and morphological data indicate that several species are covered by the name
F. v t oro v i
.