Taibai Mountain is the highest peak of Qinling Mountain Ridge, a climate and geographical demarcation of the southern and northern China. Collembolan species of family Entomobryidae are reported from this region for the first time in this paper. Two new species, Homidia taibaiensis sp. n. and Sinella triseta sp. n. of Entomobryinae are described. Illustrations and differences with similar speci...

Tibiotarsi, particularly their chaetotaxy, vary from species to orders in Collembola. Symphypleona, Poduromorpha and Isotomidae have been shown to possess characteristic patterns of tibiotarsal chaetotaxy, but the patterns in Entomobryoidea and Tomoceroidea, where a strong plurichaetosis is the rule, remains undocumented. The tibiotarsal chaetotaxy of first instars of 11 species of the main Ent...

Abstract Collembola is a group of fauna that generally lives in the soil and has an important role as bioindicator fertility about its function detritivore. Habitat changes can cause community to be disturbed. This study aims determine composition abundance on agrotourism land edge forest away from Serang Village, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency. The research was conducted by survey me...

a total of 23 species and 19 genera were identified. the genus coecobrya yosii 1956 (entomobryidae) is recorded for the first time from iran. family paronellidae and three species cyphoderus albinus nicolet 1842 (paronellidae), sinella curviseta brook 1882 and entomobrya lindbergi stach 1960 (entomobryidae) are reported for the first time from mazandaran province. also an identification key for...

Abstract There have been several unconfirmed case reports of dermatitis caused by Collembola (springtails). We recently investigated two nurses with dermatitis suspected to be caused by Drepanura Schött (Collembola: Entomobryidae). IgE antibodies to Collembola proteins were not detected in sera from the nurses and skin tests with the Collembola extract and crushed whole Collembola were negative...

ABSTRACT: Organisms like Collembola are indicators of soil quality and act as decomposers that promote litter fragmentation, improve structure aeration. This work aimed to carry out the survey identification in an area with avocado cultivation. The collections were performed using Pitfall traps growing area, from April July. In total, six biweekly field carried subsequently samples taken labora...