New records of Collembola (Hexapoda) from West Bengal with notes on their Taxonomy

Authors

  • Pritha Mandal
     Apterygota Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal
  • Guru Pada Mandal
     Apterygota Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal
  • K. K. Suman
     Apterygota Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal
  • K. K. Bhattacharya
     Apterygota Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal
  • Dhriti Banerjee
     Apterygota Section, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172459

Keywords:

Entomobryomorpha, springtails, soil invertebrates, taxonomy, new record.

Abstract

This study deals with a total of 21 species of collembola under 14 genera of 6 families, which has been recorded for the first time from the state of West Bengal. A descriptive note on their taxonomy with proper illustrations is provided with an approach to improve the faunistic understanding of collembolans from the state. The new records were found from the collections of the survey undertaken during the year 2018 to 2022 as well as examining some of the previous state survey materials of the NZC depository at Apterygota section. Compiling previous literature on collembola from the state, the current study has updated the collembolan taxon list from 75 species to a total of 96 species

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Published

2023-07-01

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Mandal, P., Pada Mandal, G., Suman, K. K., Bhattacharya, K. K., & Banerjee, D. (2023). New records of Collembola (Hexapoda) from West Bengal with notes on their Taxonomy. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2S), 679–694. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172459

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Volume 123, Issue 2S, Special Issue 2023

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