Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok X. - Natura Somogyiensis 25. (Kaposvár, 2014)
Kararian M. - Vafaei-Shoushtari R. - Soleimannejadian E. - Shayanmehr M. - Shams-Esfanabad B.: Tullbergiidae fauna (Collembola) in Kermanshah province (Iran) with addition og new records
22 Natura Somogyiensis Material and Methods This study was carried out in three provinces (Kermanshah, Hamadan and Lorestan) in western part of Iran during 2013-2014. All specimens were collected from the surface layer of soil and leaf litter. The samples were retained in white plastic boxes and transferred to the Lab. The species were extracted by Berlese funnel, fixed in 75% ethanol and cleared in a Nesbitt solution and mounted on slides with Hoyer medium. Fjellberg's terminology (1998, 2007) was applied for preliminary description and confirmed by Dr. Igor Kaprus. Abbreviations'. Ant. - antennal segment; Abd. - abdominal segment; PAO - postantennal organ; PSO - pseudo- celli; Th. - thoracic tergite. Results and Discussion Among different species of Poduromorpha, two species of Hypogastruridae and one species of Odentellidae were identified as new for the fauna of Iran. Moreover, Axenyllodes monoculatus (Jordana & Ardanaz 1981) is also new for Asia. Among these species A. monoculatus was recorded in the highest density. The species Willemia buddenbrocki (Huther, 1959), W. scandinavica (Stach, 1949) and A. monoculatus were found in Kermanshah province while A. bayeri (Kseneman, 1935) was found only in Hamadan province. Willemia buddenbrocki (Huther, 1959) Family: Hypogastruridae Examined material. 1 ex, soil and leaf litter under oak trees (Quercus infectoria), Chahar zebar-e-oliya area, Kermanshah county, Kermanshah, Iran. November, 2013. Distribution'. This species was reported in some countries such as Germany, Italy, Canary Island, Portugal and Nepal (Thibaud et al. 2004). It is the first record of this species in Iran. Description'. Small species (body length 0.4 mm); ant. I and II with 6 and 11 setae respectively; ant. Ill with two guard sensilla which long and bent in the same direction (Fig. la); ant. IV with a simple, small eversible apical bulb and 6 sensilla, of which 4 subcylindical and 2 (e3 and i2) large and spherical situated in two cavites (Fig. la). Labral formula: 2/5, 3,4. PAO with 12-14 simple lobes (Fig. lb); Tbiotarsi with 11 setae; empodium very small (about one sixth as long as the length of the claw) (Fig. 1c). Anal spines present and relatively long (Thibaud et al. 2004). Dorsal chaetotaxy: Head without seta a0; Th. II and III with 2+2 setae on the row of m; abd. I-III and V with two rows; abd. IV with 3 rows; sensory setae m7 on Th. II and III and P4 on abd. II-IV as candle-like sensilla. The others fine and weakly longer than the normal setae. Stemite on abd. II with a3 setae; stemite of abd. IV with the setae a3 and m | (Thibaud et al. 2004). Willemia scandinavica (Stach, 1949) Family: Hypogastruridae Examined material'. 1 ex, soil and leaf litter under oak trees (Q. infectoria), Koohenany village, Kuhdasht county, Lorestan, Iran. January, 2014; 1 ex, soil and leaf litter under oak trees (Q. infectoria), Shabankareh village, Paveh county, Kermanshah, Iran. November, December, 2013 and January, 2014.
