Taxonomy of a predaceous springtail: the revision of the Palaearctic species of Metisotoma Maynard, 1951

Metisotoma grandiceps (Reuter, 1891), the only veritable predator among springtails, is redescribed from materials collected near the type locality (Taimyr) and from Siberia and Far East. Its distribution in Holarctic is stated and the taxonomic position is discussed. A syntype of M. macnamarai (Fol...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: POTAPOV, MIKHAIL, BABENKO, ANATOLY, FJELLBERG, ARNE, SCHULZ, HANS-JÜRGEN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2018
Subjects:
Collembola
Isotomidae
key
predation
mouth parts
Japan
Canada
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Russia
USA
Magadan
Taimyr
Siberia
Springtail
Online Access:http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4399.1.4
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4399.1.4
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Summary:Metisotoma grandiceps (Reuter, 1891), the only veritable predator among springtails, is redescribed from materials collected near the type locality (Taimyr) and from Siberia and Far East. Its distribution in Holarctic is stated and the taxonomic position is discussed. A syntype of M. macnamarai (Folsom, 1918) (Canada) and the holotype of M. ursi (Yosii, 1972) (Japan) were redescribed as far as was possible. Two new species, M. stebaevae sp. nov. and M. bermani sp. nov., from the Altai Mountains and Magadan Region are described. Labial palp, number of s-setae, macrochaetotaxy, and ventral chaetotaxy of body are considered to be of diagnostic value separating the species. Some observations of predator behavior in laboratory conditions are presented.

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