First Alaskan records and a significant northern range extension for two species of Diplura (Diplura, Campodeidae)

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Keywords: Diplura · Topics: Climate change and permafrost, Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Species in the class Diplura are recorded from Alaska for the first time. Two species, Tricampa rileyi Silvestri from Dall and Prince of Wales Islands in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska and Metriocampa allocerca Conde & Geeraert from near Quartz Lake, southeast of Fairbanks, both in the family Campodeidae, are documented based on recently collected specimens deposited in the University of AlaskaMuseum Insect Collection. A brief review of the history of the documentation of the Alaskan soil microarthropod fauna is provided, as well as discussion of possible glacial refugia.

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