The checklist of Collembola (Hexapoda, Arthropoda) from west of Iran

In this study, the list of Collembola from west of Iran and collection information such as study site, habitats, e.g. soils, grasslands, leaf-litter, vegetation, snowfields, etc., and collectors has been presented between years ۲۰۱۳-۳۰۱۸. Moreover some samples were collected and the identified by the author during ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۱۸. In the last case, Collembolans were extracted using the respirator or Berlese funnels. When greater clearing was required, Nesbitt's solution (۴۰g chloral hydrate, ۲۵ mL distilled water, and ۲.۵ mL concentrated acetic acid) was used for heavily pigmented specimens. In the first Iranian checklist of Collembola published in ۲۰۱۳, ۱۷ species, ۱۵ genera and seven families were introduced from west of Iran. After review and analysis of the available literature and the examination of samples collected by the author from west of Iran, were listed ۸۸ species, belonging to ۴۲ genera, ۱۶ families and four orders. The genus Entomobrya and Folsomia are having highest number of species for analyzed region. An up-to-date systematic checklist of Collembolans has been provided.

کلیدواژه ها:

Springtail ، Species list ، Western part of Iran ، دم فنریان ، لیست گونه ها ، غرب ایران