Isotomidae (Collembola) of Buryat Republic. II. A revision of the genus Folsomia
Author
Potapov, Mikhail
Author
Gulgenova, Ayuna
text
Zootaxa
2013
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2
305
330
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3682.2.6
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Folsomia fumosa
sp. nov.
Figs 9–15
Type
material.
Holotype
: female.
Russia
(East Siberia), Irkutsk Area, W Khamar-Daban Range, valley of Slyudyanka River, ca.
10 km
SW of Slyudyanka, ca. 1000 alt., litter of poplar wood near the river with
Bergenia
and
Equisetum
.),
28.viii.2008
, leg. M. Potapov & V. Kadnikov. 4
paratypes
from the same locality. 10
paratypes
from nearly the same locality,
1300 to 1800
m
alt., in taiga belt, in coniferous litter and grass turf.
Holotype
and 5
paratypes
in
MSPU
; 5
paratypes
in
BSU
.
Other material.
Vicinities of Ulan-Ude, ca.
20 km
of highway Ulan-Ude–Gremyachinsk, pass, mixed taiga forest, southern slope,
24.ix.2012
., leg. N. Nefed'yeva.Shore of Baikal Lake, estuary of Selenga River, Posol'sky Sor Bay, near Baikal'sky Priboy station, weed debris near the water,
23.viii.2011
. leg. A. Gulgenova and L. Vanyavina.NW Buryatia, Barguzinsky Range, ca.
10 km
W Barguzin, upper flow of Gremyachaya Brook, subalpine belt (
Pinus pumila
), ca.
1400 m
alt., under
Bergenia
, and ca.
900 m
alt., eutrophic mosses near the brook,
20.viii.2008
. leg. A. Gulgenova and M. Potapov.
Description.
Body size from 0.5 to 0.7 mm. With scattered black pigment grains, general pigmentation varies from almost white (rarely) to spotty fumose (
Fig. 11
). Body of common shape for the genus. Cuticle with bands of coarse granulation. Ocelli absent. PAO slender, weakly constricted, a little longer than width of Ant I (1.0–1.2) and 1.6–1.9 as long as inner unguis length (
Fig. 10
). Maxillary outer lobe with 4 sublobal hairs, maxillary palp bifurcate. Labral formula as 4/5,5,4. Labium with 5 papillae (А–Е), e7 present, 3 proximal and 4 basomedian chaetae. Ventral side of a head with 4+4 chaetae. Ant.I with 2 ventral sensilla (s) and 3 small basal microsensilla (bms), 2 dorsal and 1 ventral, Ant.II with 3 bms and a latero-distal s, Ant.III without bms and with 5 distal s (including one lateral), without additional sensilla. Sensilla on Ant.4 weakly differentiated. Organite stick-like, swollen at the tip.
Sensillary formula as common for the genus, 4,3/2,2,2,3,5 (s) and 1,0/1,0,0 (ms). Tergal sensilla a little shorter than common chaetae and rather well distinguishable. Medial sensilla on Th.II–Abd.III situated in mid-tergal position, on Abd.I–III between Mac1 and Mac2 (
Fig. 12
). Abd.V with 5 sensilla arranged with 3 dorsal ones (al, accp1, accp2), long and slender, 1 lateral middle-sized slightly thickened, and a short sensillum in ventral position (
Fig. 14
). Macrochaetae smooth and short, 1,1/3,3,3 in number, medial ones on Abd.V about as long as dens (0.9– 1.1) and 2.6–3.3 times longer than mucro. Foil chaetae at the tip of abdomen absent. Axial chaetotaxy as 8–9,7–8/ 4,4,4. Thorax without ventral chaetae.
Unguis of normal shape, without lateral and inner teeth. Empodial appendage about half as long as unguis. Tibiotarsi with 1–3 additional chaetae on Leg I and II (21–24 chaetae), and with up to 6 additional chaetae on Leg III. Tibiotarsal tenent chaetae pointed. VT with 3+3 laterodistal and 5–6 posterior chaetae, anteriorly without chaetae. Tenaculum with 4+4 teeth and a chaeta. Anterior furcal subcoxae with 3–5, posterior one with 3 chaetae. Anterior side of manubrium with a pair of chaetae (
Fig. 9
). Posterior side of manubrium as in
F. palaearctica
, with 3+3 laterobasal, 2 apical chaetae (ap), 2+2 chaetae in distal transversal row (M1, L1), one pair of lateral chaetae, and 2+
2 in
central part. Dens with 8 anterior chaetae arranged as 1,1,1,2,3 (
Fig. 9
). Posterior side of dens crenulated at the middle and with 3 normal chaetae (2 basal and 1 at the middle), without subapical dorsal chaeta. Mucro bidentate. Ratio of manubrium:dens:mucro = 3.6–4.7: 2.5–3.2: 1.
Discussion
. The species belongs to '
quadrioculata
' group and mostly resembles
F. palaearctica
: they share small body size, few chaetae on VT and posterior side of manubrium, bms on Ant.III absent, 1,0/1,0,0 microsensilla. The general appearance of the two mentioned species is also similar.
F. f u m o s a
sp. nov.
differs in the absence of ocelli (present in
F. palaearctica
), 'p-position' of corner sensilla on Th.II (
Fig. 13
) (vs. in front of p-row of chaeta), and 8 (vs. 7) anterior chaetae on dens. Both species show similar colouration of the body but in mixed populations
F. palaearctica
readily differs by distinct dark ocelli. Among blind forms
F. f u m o s a
sp. nov.
resembles the Carpathians
F. albens
Kaprus’ & Potapov, 1999. The latter species is much paler, has a longer PAO, ms on Abd.I absent, and basal ms on Ant.III present.
Distribution and ecology
.
F. f u m o s a
sp. nov.
is probably a local species since it was recorded only in mountain ranges along southern and eastern shores of the Baikal Lake (
Fig. 15
). It is rather common in Khamar- Daban Range where it is an eurytopic species and it often occurs together with the closely related and somewhat habitually similar species
F. quadrioculata
,
F. manolachei
and
F. palaearctica
.
F. f u m o s a
sp. nov.
is more rare in southern part of Barguzinsky Range and absent both in eastern and western areas (Tunkinskiye Gol'tsy) (
Fig. 1
: loc. 7, 9, 11, 12). Survives in rather dry conditions (bark of trees, sands).
Etymology.
The name is given after the distinctive softly “fumoso” (Latin) coloration.