Taxonomic insight on some newly recorded species of the springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) from North Eastern and Eastern states of India

Six Collembola species from five families and two orders are for the first time recorded from India. All the described new records are mainly from two states, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh and collected from the surveys conducted in the Eastern Himalayan Region. Sphyrotheca multifasciata (Reuter, ۱۸۸۱) (Sminthuridae), Sminthurinus bimaculatus Axelson, ۱۹۰۲ (Katiannidae), Dicranocentrus nepalensis Mari Mutt & Bhattacharjee, ۱۹۸۰ (Orchesellidae), Isotomurus plumosus Bagnall, ۱۹۴۰ (Isotomidae), Isotomurus pseudopalustris Carapelli, Frati, Fanciulli & Dallai, ۲۰۰۱, (Isotomidae), Willowsia jacobsoni (Börner, ۱۹۱۳) (Entomobryidae), are the Collembola species whose occurrence is first time observed in India. As a result of the present work Collembola fauna of India reached up to ۳۴۸ species. Material examined, a brief description and microscopic images of the new records are provided in the present study.

Keywords:

Springtails , soil micro-arthropods , new record , biodiversity , taxonomy