Discovery of the first littoral species of the family Tomoceridae (Collembola)

Kuprin A.V., Potapov M.B.

Far Eastern Entomologist 2019; (397): 1-8

Pogonognathellus litoralis Kuprin et Potapov, sp. n. is described from Primorskii krai (Russia). It is the first species of the family Tomoceridae living on sea littsoral. The new species is characterized by expanded lateral teeth on claws and enlarged unguiculus reflecting its movement on salt water film.

DOI 10.25221/fee.397.1

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