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

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Shrubovych, Julia, Smykla, Jerzy, Bernard, Ernest C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: Article; Arctic; Seta; Beringia; Siberia
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143616/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32182866; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030173

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 This work compiles taxonomic information on proturans in the Arctic regions and adds unpublished data from Northern Siberia.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...