A new species of Dicranocentroides (Collembola: Paronellidae) from India

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Ashis Kumar Hazra
Guru Pada Mandal

Abstract

A new species, Dicranocentroides duduaensis sp. nov., is described from the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India. A key to the Indian species of the genus is also provided.

 

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