Five new species of Entomobryinae (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China
1School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226000, China School of Life Sciences, Nantong University Nantong China https://ror.org/02afcvw97.
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|April 6, 2026
Abstract:
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.
