Three new species of Collembola from India

Authors

  • G. P. Mandal
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129066

Keywords:

Bourletiellidae, Collembola, Entomobryidae, India, Isotomidae, New Species

Abstract

Three new species of Collembola belonging to genera: Calx, Folsomia and Bourletiella under three families have been described from the states of Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, India. An identification key to the Indian species and their distribution are also provided.

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2018-06-26

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Mandal, G. P. (2018). Three new species of Collembola from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 118(2), 107–127. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129066

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Volume 118, Issue 2, 2018

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