Report of Akabosia matsudoensisKinoshita (Collembola; Paronellidae) from Korea, with notes on the Korean aquatic springtail fauna

A hygrophilous collembolan species, Akabosia matsudoensis is redescribed and illustrated with a list and key to other aquatic fauna belonging to Entomobryoidea from Korea. Specimens inhabiting the damp area near a creek were collected with hand net and aspirator. This species is characterized by the...

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Published in:Entomological research 2013-07, Vol.43 (4), p.201-207
Main Authors: Kang, Sangkyu, Park, Kyung-Hwa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Collembola
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Summary:A hygrophilous collembolan species, Akabosia matsudoensis is redescribed and illustrated with a list and key to other aquatic fauna belonging to Entomobryoidea from Korea. Specimens inhabiting the damp area near a creek were collected with hand net and aspirator. This species is characterized by the absence of scale, having 2 + 2 macrosetae on the vertex of the head, 2 feathered prelabial setae, dens crenulated and the base of mucro with bladder like appendage. Genus Akabosia reported only one species, A. matsudoensis, that was originally recorded in Japan; Korea is the second recorded country and it is the only Paronellidae from Korea.
ISSN:1738-2297
1748-5967
DOI:10.1111/1748-5967.12029