Protura from Hainan Island, China: new species, checklist and distribution

More than 1500 proturan specimens from Hainan Island are systematically studied. An annotated list of all species of Protura from Hainan Island is provided and their geographical distribution is discussed. The genus Paracondeellum is reported from Hainan Island for the first time,...

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Main Authors: Yun Bu, Yan Xiong, Yun-Xia Luan, Wen-Ying Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34404/download/pdf/
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Summary:More than 1500 proturan specimens from Hainan Island are systematically studied. An annotated list of all species of Protura from Hainan Island is provided and their geographical distribution is discussed. The genus Paracondeellum is reported from Hainan Island for the first time, and Paracondeellum paradisum sp. nov. is described. The type species Paracondeellum dukouense (Tang & Yin, 1988) is redescribed based on syntype, and the lectotype and paralectotype are designated. The characters of the genus Paracondeellum are redefined, and the two known species are compared in detail. The Protura fauna of Hainan Island is mainly composed of species from the Oriental region, with 91% of the species belonging to the families Berberentulidae and Eosentomidae.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970