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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Folsomia continentalis
Potapov & Dunger, 2000
Discussion.
A species of
F. taimyrica
complex ('
quadrioculata
' group) which is defined by the combination of reduced ms formula (10/100), the presence of clear ocellus and the absence of median macrochaetae on Th.III. Specimens from Buryatia are paler than typical specimens (
Mongolia
).
Distribution and ecology
. In Buryatia, the species occurs in south areas (Selenga Low Plateau, Khamar Daban, Turka). It was described from
Mongolia
and recorded in Tuva and Chita region (
Stebaeva
et al
. 2001
,
Dunger & Potapov 2000
), it may possibly occur further north as it was found in NE European part of
Russia
(
Babenko 2012
) where it is obviously very rare. In Buryatia it inhabits dry larch forests and is common in the Zagansky Range (
Fig. 1
: loc. 3, 9, 15).