Five new species of Entomobryinae (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China

Authors: Qian, Xiaowei DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1275.158254 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chaetotaxy · Topics: Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies, Research on scale insects, Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean

Five new scaled species, belonging to three genera of Entomobryinae, are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chongqing Municipality, China. Lepidodens maculata sp. nov. is characterised by small blue spots on the body; Lepidosira cheni sp. nov., L. guilinensis sp. nov., and L. montis sp. nov. by their colour pattern and dorsal chaetotaxy of the body; and Willowsia zhangi sp. nov. by its colour pattern. A key to the scaled genera of the subfamily Entomobryinae and a key to the species of Lepidodens are provided.

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