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

Authors

  • Ashis Kumar Hazra Zoological Survey of India, Apterygota Section, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India
  • Guru Pada Mandal Zoological Survey of India, Apterygota Section, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3584.7547-51

Keywords:

Brushsetae, chaetotaxy, pigment, patterns.

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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Published

25-07-2015

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 9 (2015)

Section

Short Communications

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