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Issue: Vol. 5725 No. 3: 3 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
Page range: 391-408
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Two new species of the springtail genus Ceratophysella Börner, 1932 from the Caucasus (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)

The Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; Moscow 119071; Russia.
The Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; Moscow 119071; Russia.
Collembola taxonomy glacier foreland DNA barcoding COI SEM

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Ceratophysella Börner, 1932 are described from the Caucasus and Transcaucasia: C. dobrolyubovae sp. nov. and C. anacopica sp. nov. Both these species belong to the denticulata-group and are characterised by the fine and almost uniform cuticular granulation and relatively short dorsal setae. The former species from the mountainous Caucasian regions shows a complete set of papillae on the labium and only six dental setae, while the latter, inhabiting coastal communities, lacks labial papillae C, but has a complete set of seven dental setae. Additionally, molecular data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) were obtained for C. dobrolyubovae sp. nov. from four localities across the Caucasus. The first barcode sequences for C. caucasica Martynova, 1971 are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Babenko, A. & Antipova, M. (2025) Two new species of the springtail genus Ceratophysella Börner, 1932 from the Caucasus (Collembola: Hypogastruridae). Zootaxa, 5725 (3), 391–408. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4