Protura in Arctic Regions, with Description of Mastodonentomon n. gen. (Acerentomidae, Nipponentominae) and a Key to Known Arctic Taxa

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Julia Shrubovych, Jerzy Smykla, Ernest C. Bernard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: proturans; arthropods; chaetotaxy; porotaxy; distribution; biogeography; alaska; siberia; northern canada; beringia; Science; Q; Arctic; Canada; Seta; Alaska; Beringia; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030173; https://doaj.org/article/cbb8a116861845f284e1e46f1c2ce6f4

Protura are widespread, but their presence in the Arctic was first noted only ca. 70 years ago and is still little acknowledged. This work compiles taxonomic information on proturans in the Arctic regions and adds unpublished data from Northern Siberia. Currently, this fauna is represented by 23 spe...