Nine new species of the genus Folsomia are described from Buryatia (Russia, East Siberia): F. biparis sp. nov., F. fumosa sp. nov., F. heterothorax sp. nov., F. maximovi sp. nov., F. pseudovtorovi sp. nov., F. sensivillosa sp. nov., F. uniparis sp. nov., F. uniramia sp. nov., and F. vitimica sp. nov. A complete list and a key to species recorded in the Buryatia are given, and their morphology, ...

Previous observations have indicated homology in the cellular components between Collembolan eyes and the compound eyes of insects. However, behavioral or physiological studies indicating similarities in function are lacking. Collembolan eyes were examined from three species in the Family Isotomidae using scanning electron microscopy. Collembolan eyes are arranged dorsally and laterally on each...

Mitogenomes represent useful tools for investigating the phylogeny of many metazoan clades. Regarding Collembola, use mitogenomics has already shown promising results, but few published works include sufficient taxon sampling to study its evolution and systematics on a broader scale. Here, we present phylogenetic based mitogenomes 124 species from 24 subfamilies, 16 families, four orders—one mo...

Petroleum-derived substances (PDSs) as main pollutants of the natural environment can negatively affect microbiological, biochemical, and biological properties agricultural soils and, consequently, plant production. The present study aimed to determine after-effect PDSs such petrol, used engine oil, diesel fuel on activity selected soil enzymes (phosphatase, dehydrogenase, urease) occurrence in...

Three new non-indigenous springtail species are recorded in recent collections made on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, maritime Antarctic: Deuteraphorura (Deuteraphorura) cebennaria (Gisin) (Collembola: Onychiuridae), Mesaphorura macrochaeta Rusek (Tullbergiidae), and Proisotoma minuta Axelson (Isotomidae). One of these, D. (D.) cebennaria, is described. Additionally, two new indigeno...