The study on Springtails in west part of Iran with new records for Iranian fauna

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

T. Moradi ¹ , R. Vafaie ² , M. Kahrarian ³ , Amir Mohseni Amin ⁴

1 - Department of Entomology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Department of Entomology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3 - Department of Plant Protection, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran
4 - Borujerd Agricultural Research and Education Campus, Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Borujerd, Iran

Received: 2018-09-15 Accepted : 2018-11-06 Published : 2018-11-22

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Abstract :

The results of Collembola fauna are much poorer in western part of Iran. In this study 13 different habitat types and 37 sampling areas of Lorestan province (Western Iran) were selected for studding on Collembolan's fauna during 2016-2017. Totally, 24 species of springtails from 18 genera and 8 families were recorded in this study. The species Ceratophysella cf. borealis, Desoria neglecta, and Dicyrtoma grinbergsi are new record for the Iranian fauna. Also three genera; Pseudachorutes, Xenylla and Anurophorus with the species Anurophorus coiffaiti, Ceratophysella gibosa, Sphaeridia pumilis and Dicyrtoma ghilarovi are new for the west part of Iran.