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Three new species of Willowsia (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Guizhou Province, China

Yan CHANG & Yitong MA

en European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 (470) - Pages 1-18

Publié le 26 octobre 2018

Three new species of Willowsia (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Guizhou Province, China

Three new species of Willowsia collected from Guizhou Province, China are described here: W. sexachaeta sp. nov., W. christianseni sp. nov., and W. tanae sp. nov. They have spinulate scales on the body. Colour pattern and dorsal chaetotaxy are the main diagnostic characters for these species. A table summarizing the main differences between all Chinese Willowsia species is given.

Mots-clés :
Entomobryinae, taxonomy, chaetotaxy, scales, new species.
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