Description of two new species of the genus Micranurida Börner, 1901 (Collembola: Neanuridae, Pseudachorutinae) from Russia, with notes on the genus Lanzhotia Rusek, 1985

Micranurida rassica sp. n. and Micranarida potapovi sp. n. from the Russian Far East are fully illustrated and described. Both new species belong to a small group of Micranurida species characterized by thick globular sensilla on thorax II and abdomen IV. Remarks on Lanzhotia braclzycera Rusek, 1985 are also included

Kalanura stebaevae Smolis 2007, sp. nov.

Kalanura stebaevae sp. nov. Figs 14–21, Tab. 3 Material examined. Type material. Holotype, adult female on slide, Russia, Republic of Altai, Central Altai Mts, Terekhtinky Mt. Range, settl. Inya (50 0 28' N 86 0 36' E), mosses on cliffs, 14.IX.1988, leg. S. Stebaeva. Paratype, adult female on slide, same locality as holotype, lower part of slope, under barberry, 14.IX.1988, leg. S. Stebaeva. Holotype and other material in the Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, Wrocław University; paratype at the Moscow State Pedagogical University. Other material. Adult female, Russia, Novosibirsk Province, 50 km S from Novosibirsk, settl. Chingis (54 0 07' N 81 0 37' E), young pine plantation (20 years old), 16.VII.1970, leg. S. Stebaeva. Adult female, Novosibirsk Province, 25 km S from Novosibirsk, (54 0 07' N 81 0 37' E), Pinus sibirica plantation, soil 0–5 without litter, 6.X.1993, leg. S. Stebaeva. Diagnosis. Buccal cone elongated. Labral chaetotaxy 4/2, 4. Mandible thin with 3 teeth. Head with 3 chaetae Oc, chaetae A, B, C, D, E and O. Tubercles Dl, L and So with 6, 4 and 6 chaetae respectively. Tubercles Di and De on thoracic tergum I fused.Tubercle Af separate along midline Tubercles De on thoracic terga II and III with 4 and 5 chaetae respectively. Tubercles L on abdominal terga III and IV with 3–4 and 7–8 chaetae respectively. Tubercles Di on thoracic tergum V separate. Cryptopygy absent. Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Dr. S. Stebaeva, Russian collembologist, ecologist and taxonomist, who personally collected the material of the new species and kindly made it available to me. Description. Body length (without antennae): 1.3–2.0 mm (holotype: 1.85 mm). Habitus typical of the Neanurini (Cassagnau 1989). Colour of the body greyish–blue. 3+3 large, dark–pigmented eyes (Fig. 14). Types of dorsal ordinary chaetae: macrochaetae Ml thickened, narrowly sheathed, distinctly serrated and apically pointed or rounded (Fig. 15); Mc and Mcc thickened, pointed or rounded at apex; mesochaetae thin and pointed. Head. Buccal cone short and rounded at apex. Labrum chaetotaxy 4/2, 4 (Fig. 18), ventral sclerifications as in Fig. 17. Chaetotaxy of labium as in Fig. 17 and in Tab. 3. Maxilla styliform, mandible thin and tridentate. Chaetotaxy of antennae as in Tab. 3. Apical bulb distinct, trilobed. S-chaetae subequal, long and moderately thickened. Chaetotaxy of head as in Figs 14–17 and in Tab. 3. Tubercles Dl, L and So separated (Fig. 16). Tubercles Di and De not fused. Tubercle Di not developed (Fig. 14). Antenno–frontal tubercle separate along midline (Fig. 15). Chaeta O present, chaetae D, E and So2 free (Figs 15, 16). Chaeta A shorter than B. Thorax, abdomen, legs. Chaetotaxy of th. and abd. as in Figs 14, 19–21 and in Tab. 3. Tubercles Di and De on th. I fused (Fig. 14). Tubercles De on th. II and III with 4 and 5 chaetae respectively (Fig. 14). Tubercle L on abd. IV with 7–8 chaetae, two chaetae free (Figs 19, 21). S-chaetae shorter than nearby macrochaetae. Tubercles Di on abd. IV–V separated and not fused with other tubercles (Figs 14, 20). Chaetae Vl and L' on abd. V present (Fig. 19). Cryptopygy absent (Figs 14, 20). Chaetotaxy of legs as in Tab. 3. Claw untoothed. Discussion. The new species is most similar to Kalanura babenkoi sp. nov. (described above), and differences between them are indicated in the key. a) Cephalic chaetotaxy.Published as part of Smolis, Adrian, 2007, Kalanura-a new genus of Neanurini (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae) from Siberia, with description of four new species, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 1511 (1) on pages 8-11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1511.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/508726

Contribution to the knowledge of Neanurinae of Vietnam with description of three new species (Collembola, Neanuridae)

Detailed and illustrated descriptions of three new species belonging to the tribe Lobellini from Vietnam are given. Lobellina weinerae sp. n. is the most similar to L. minuta (Lee, 1980) and L. musangensis Yosii, 1976, but differs from them in chaetotaxic details and the number of mandibular teeth. Lobellina pomorskii sp. n. differs from L. perfusionides (Stach, 1965) in chaetotaxic details and the number of tubercles on Abd.V. Yuukianura deharvengi sp. n. is superficially similar to Y. halophila Yosii, 1955, but it differs in the build of the maxilla, the size of eyes and an inner tooth on the claw, and in chaetotaxic details. Furthermore, some remarks on the characteristics and the peculiarity of the Vietnamese fauna of the subfamily, and the key to all species from the country, are included

Kalanura babenkoi Smolis 2007, sp. nov.

Kalanura babenkoi sp. nov. Figs 1–7, Tab. 1 Material examined. Type material. Holotype, adult female on slide, Russia, Putorana Plateau, Dynkenda Mts., Yt –kyuel (Sobach'e) lake vicinity, sedge bog, 600 m a.s.l., 23.VII.1996, leg. A. Babenko. Paratypes: 3 juveniles on slide, same data as holotype; 3 juveniles on slide, same place, Dryas punctata association, 900 m a.s.l., 8.VIII.1996, leg. Makarova and A. Babenko. Holotype, 3 paratypes and other material in the Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, Wrocław University; 3 paratypes at the Moscow State Pedagogical University. Other material. 2 juveniles on slide, same locality, larch forest with Betula nana, Alnus sp. and Vaccinium uliginosum, 450 m a.s.l., 9.VIII.1996, leg. A. Babenko. Female on slide, same locality, stony river bed, herbaceous association, 100 m a.s.l., 9.VIII.1996, leg. A. Babenko. 2 adult females on slide, Russia, Putorana Plateau, Dynkenda Mts., Yt–kyuel (Sobach'e) lake, (68 0 08' N 91 0 50' E), R 53/97, alder forest near lake bank, under tree bark, forest belt 60 m a.s.l., 27.VII.1997, leg. A. Babenko. Juvenile on slide, same place, R 65/96, Dryas punctata association, pitfall–traps, 600 m a.s.l., 25.07– 13.VIII.1996, leg. A. Babenko. 4 juveniles, male and adult female on slide, same place, F04/96, clearing in fir forest, cover of lichens and mosses on stones, 150 m a.s.l., 9.VIII.1996, leg. A. Babenko. Adult female and male on slide, Russia, Republic of Khakasiya, Kuznetsky Ala–Tau Mt. Range, vicinity of Komunar settl., (54 0 21' N 89 0 17' E), mixed pine–fir–larch forest, lower part of slope, under Pinus sibirica, 1500 m a.s.l., 20.VIII.1974, leg. S. Stebaeva. Adult female on slide, Russia, South of Taimyr Peninsula, upper current of Nizhnyaya Agapa river, Ladannakh lake, (70 0 05' N 87 0 26'E), R 79/99, alder bushes, 23.VII.1999, leg. A. Babenko. 2 juveniles and female on slide, same place, R 5/ 99, zonal tundra, 4.VII.1999, leg. A. Babenko. Adult female and juvenile on slide, same place, R 114/99, depression between meadows, mosses, 5.VIII.1999, leg. A. Babenko. 2 juveniles on slide, same place, R 139/ 99, under bark of larch, 11.VIII.1999, leg. A. Babenko. Adult female on slide, Russia, north–western part of Tuva republic, Khemchiksky Mt. Range, vicinity of Sut–Khol' lake, (51 0 31' N 91 0 12' E), moss–lichen tundra, 20.VII.2001, leg. S. Stebaeva. Male on slide, Russia, Republic of Tuva, northern slope of East Tannu–Ola Mt. Range, vicinity, of Shuurmak settl., (50 0 38' N 95 0 19' E), mixed fir–larch forest, 1427 m a.s.l., on tree trunk under Parmelia sulcata, 12.VIII.1997, leg. S. Stebaeva. Female and juvenile on slide, Russia, Krasnoyarskii Kray, 70 km from Nazarovo, vicinity of Zakharinka settl., (56 0 01'N 89 0 51' E), pine forest (Pinus sylvestris), litter, 20.VII.1986, leg. S. Stebaeva. 3 juveniles on slide, Russia, Kemerovo province, Shoria Mts, vicinity Kuzedeyevo settl., reserve "Lipovyi Ostrov", (53 0 19' N 87 0 10' E), 22.XII.1995, leg. O. Berezina. Diagnosis. Buccal cone elongated. Labral chaetotaxy 4/2, 4. Mandible thin with 3 teeth. Head with 3 chaetae Oc, chaetae A, B, C, D, E and O. Tubercles Dl, L and So with 6, 4 and 6 chaetae respectively. Tubercles Di and De on thoracic tergum I fused. Tubercles De on thoracic terga II and III with 4 and 5 chaetae respectively. Tubercles L on abdominal terga III and IV with 4 and 7–8 chaetae respectively. Tubercles Di on thoracic tergum V separate. Cryptopygy absent. Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Dr. Anatoly Babenko, Russian collembologist, ecologist and taxonomist, the World specialist in Arctic Collembola. a) Cephalic chaetotaxy. Description. Body length (without antennae): 0.6–2.37 mm (holotype: 1.75 mm). Habitus typical of the Neanurini (Cassagnau 1989). Colour of the body greyish-blue. 3+3 relatively large, dark–pigmented eyes (Figs 1, 5). Types of dorsal ordinary chaetae: macrochaetae Ml thickened, narrowly sheathed, distinctly serrated and apically pointed or rounded (Fig.); Mc and Mcc thickened, pointed or rounded at apex; mesochaetae thin and pointed. Head. Buccal cone short and rounded at apex. Labrum chaetotaxy 4/2, 4 (Fig. 3), ventral sclerifications as in Fig. 2. Chaetotaxy of labium as in Fig. 2 and in Tab. 1. Maxilla styliform, mandible thin and tridentate. Chaetotaxy of antennae as in Tab. 1. Apical bulb distinct, trilobed. S-chaetae subequal, long and moderately thickened. Chaetotaxy of head as in Figs 1–2, 5 and in Tab. 1. Tubercles Dl, L and So separated (Figs 1, 5). Tubercles Di and De not fused. Chaeta O present, chaetae D, E and Di2 free (Figs 1, 5). Chaeta A shorter than B. Thorax, abdomen, legs. Chaetotaxy of th. and abd. as in Figs 1, 4–7 and in Tab. 1. Tubercles Di and De on th. I fused (Figs 1, 5). Tubercles De on th. II and III with 4 and 5 chaetae respectively (Figs 1, 5–6). Tubercle L on abd. IV with 7–8 chaetae, two chaetae free (Fig. 4). S-chaetae shorter than nearby macrochaetae. Tubercles Di on abd. IV–V separated along midline and not fused with other tubercles. Chaetae Vl and L' on abd. V present (Fig. 4). Cryptopygy absent (Figs 1, 7). Chaetotaxy of legs as in Tab. 1. Claw untoothed. Discussion. The new species is most similar to Kalanura stebaevae sp. nov. (described below), and differences between them are given in the key.Published as part of Smolis, Adrian, 2007, Kalanura-a new genus of Neanurini (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae) from Siberia, with description of four new species, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 1511 (1) on pages 2-6, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1511.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/508726

Kalanura Smolis 2007

Key to the species of Kalanura 1 Tubercles Di on abd.V fused with lateral tubercles; cryptopygy present................................................... 2 - Tubercles Di on abd.V not fused with lateral tubercles; cryptopygy absent............................................... 3 2 Tubercle De on head with 3 chaetae; tubercles De on th. II and III with 3 and 4 chaetae respectively; abd. V with one tubercle (Di, De, Dl, and L fused); strong cryptopygy................ Kalanura compacta sp. nov. - Tubercle De on head with 2 chaetae; tubercles De on th. II and III with 4 and 5 chaetae respectively; abd. V with four tubercles (Di+De+Dl and L present); weak cryptopygy............ Kalanura spectabilis sp. nov. 3 Antenno-frontal tubercle on head separate along midline; chaeta So2 on head free; tubercles Di on head not differentiated............................................................................................ Kalanura stebaevae sp. nov. - Antenno-frontal tubercle on head not separate along midline; chaeta So2 on head within tubercle (L+So); tubercles Di on head differentiated................................................................... Kalanura babenkoi sp. nov.Published as part of Smolis, Adrian, 2007, Kalanura-a new genus of Neanurini (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae) from Siberia, with description of four new species, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 1511 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1511.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/508726

Figures 14-28 from: Smolis A, Kuznetsova N (2018) Genera Albanura Deharveng, 1982 and Persanura Mayvan et al., 2015 (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae, Neanurini) are not monotypic now: The description of new species from the Caucasus. ZooKeys : 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.737.21191

Two new species from the Caucasus belonging to the genera Albanura and Persanura are described and illustrated in detail. Albanura secunda sp. n. is distinctive because of the presence of chaetae E on the head as well as three ordinary chaetae on tubercles De of thorax III and abdomen I–III. Additionally, the species can be recognized by the absence of chaeta O on the head and presence of 3+3 chaetae Di on abdomen V. The most important characters that can be used to distinguish Persanura lencarana sp. n. are the labral formula, an increased number of chaetae De on thorax II and III, and the number of chaetae Di on the thorax and abdomen V. Comments on the status of the genera and the affinities of the Caucasian fauna of Neanurinae are also given

A new species of the genus Stachorutes Dallai, 1973 from Russia (Collembola, Neanuridae)

A new species of the genus Stachorutes Dallai, 1973 from Russia (Collembola, Neanuridae) Nueva especie del género Stachorutes Dallai, 1973 de Rusia (Collembola, Neanuridae) .- Se describe una nueva especie de Stachorutes Dallai, 1973, Stachorutes gracilis sp. n., procedente de la zona de bosque- estepa de Rusia (tierras altas del cis-Volga). Esta nueva especie se caracteriza por sus 4+4 ojos y la quetotaxia reducida del labio y las patas. Es muy similar a S. ruseki Kovác, 1999 de Eslovaquia. Se incluye una clave de identificación de las especies del género