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Issue: Vol. 1283 No. 1: 7 Aug. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-08-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1283.1.5
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 3

Two new species of the genus Friesea (Collembola: Neanuridae) from North-west China

Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China
Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China
Collembola Neanuridae Friesea new species China

Abstract

Two undescribed species of the genus Friesea were found from Guangtou Mountain, Chang’an city, Shaanxi Province, north-west China. They are described as new species in this paper. F. shaanxiensis sp. nov. has six anal spines and no furca. F. quadrispinensis sp. nov. has four anal spines.

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