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

  • Yan Chang School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226000
  • Yitong Ma School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.470
Keywords: Entomobryinae, taxonomy, chaetotaxy, scales, new species

Abstract

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.

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Published
2018-10-26
How to Cite
Chang, Y., & Ma, Y. (2018). Three new species of Willowsia (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Guizhou Province, China. European Journal of Taxonomy, (470). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.470
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No. 470 (2018): Three new species of Willowsia (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Guizhou Province, China
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Entomology
Copyright (c) 2018 Yan Chang, Yitong Ma

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