Taxonomy of the Proisotoma complex. II. A revision of the genus Subisotoma and a description of Isotopenola gen. nov. (Collembola: Isotomidae)

Mikhail Potapov*, Anatoly Babenko, Arne Fjellberg, Penelope Greenslade

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    Abstract

    A taxonomic revision of the genus Subisotoma Stach, 1947 is presented. Subisotoma pusilla (Schäffer, 1900), S. tenuis (Dunger, 1982), and S. asiatica (Martynova, 1970) are re-described based on type and fresh material. Eight new species of the genus are described; S. pomorskii sp. nov., S. homonomica sp. nov., S. bisensillata sp. nov., S. guzeriplica sp. nov., S. posteriomollis sp. nov., S. multisensillata sp. nov., S. cruda sp. nov., and S. erratica sp. nov., using material from Eurasia. A key to the known species of Subisotoma is given. A new genus, Isotopenola gen. nov., is erected for some southern representatives of the 'Cryptopygus' complex related to Subisotoma: I. australis (Womersley, 1934) comb. nov., I. loftyensis (Womersley, 1934) comb. nov., I. nilgiris (Denis, 1947) comb. nov. They are re-described based on type and fresh material. A new species I. delicata sp. nov. is described from Australia. A key to the known species of Isotopenola is given.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-40
    Number of pages40
    JournalZootaxa
    Issue number2314
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2009

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