Vertagopus pseudocinereus n.sp. A new species of Collembola (Isotomidae) from North Norway

Abstract Vertagopus pseudocinereus n.sp. is described from specimens collected under bark on dead Pinus silvestris and Betula pubescens at Pasvik, Finnmark County, North Norway. The species was also observed on imported timber at Spitsbergen. The morphological difference from V. cinereus (Nicolet) m...

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Published in:Insect Systematics & Evolution
Main Author: Fjellberg, Arne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 1975
Subjects:
Insect Science
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Norway
Pasvik
Finnmark
North Norway
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631275x00037
https://brill.com/view/journals/ise/6/3-4/article-p212_3.xml
https://data.brill.com/files/journals/1876312x_006_03-04_s003_text.pdf
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Summary:Abstract Vertagopus pseudocinereus n.sp. is described from specimens collected under bark on dead Pinus silvestris and Betula pubescens at Pasvik, Finnmark County, North Norway. The species was also observed on imported timber at Spitsbergen. The morphological difference from V. cinereus (Nicolet) mainly the absence of ventral setae from the thora and second abdominal segment. Male V. pseudc cinereus are dimorphic with shortened abdomina macrochaetae in the reproductive phase.

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