Corresponding author: Ji-Gang Jiang (
Academic editor: L. Deharveng
Three species of the subfamily
Jiang J-G, Wang W-B, Xia H (2018) Two new species of Lobellini from Tianmu Mountain, China (Collembola, Neanuridae). ZooKeys 726: 1–14.
To date, on a worldwide scale, the tribe
Tianmu Mountain, located in Lingan City, Zhejiang Province, east China, covers an area of 4300 hectares. The elevation of the highest peak of the mountain is more than 1500 meters. It belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone. The flora is a typical subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. One of the main targets of the Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain National Nature Reserve is the protection of rare and endangered plants, such as
The terminology and layout of the tables used in this paper follow
All specimens were collected with the aid of Tullgren funnels
Three males and two females, on the path from Qili Pavilion to Longfengjian, Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province, China. Coordinates:
Eyes 2+2. Labrum truncate and chaetal formula as 2/5, 2. Mandible consisting of two basal teeth and three rami. Chaeta O of cephalic tubercle
Holotype male on slide, on the path from Longfengjian to Fairy Peak, Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province, China. Coordinates:
The species name refers to the fused
Habitus typical of the genus
Body length 2.2–3.7 mm. Body color red while alive and white in alcohol.
Under leaves in forest.
The taxon
To date, 12 valid species are known in the genus
1 | Cephalic chaeta O present |
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– | Cephalic chaeta O absent |
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2 | Body macrochaetae smooth |
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– | Body macrochaetae serrate |
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3 | Maxilla with 2 separate lamella and 3 teeth |
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– | Maxilla with 2 fused lamella and 2 teeth |
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4 | Body color yellow, mandible with 7 teeth, tubercle |
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– | Body color red, mandible with 6 teeth, tubercle |
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5 | Body macrochaetae smooth |
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– | Body macrochaetae serrate |
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6 | Cephalic tubercle |
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– | Cephalic tubercle |
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7 |
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8 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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9 | Mandible with 3 teeth |
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– | Mandible with 8 teeth |
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10 | Cephalic tubercle |
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– | Cephalic tubercle |
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11 |
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– |
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12 |
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Holotype, female, 3.0 mm. Chanyuan Temple, Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province. Coordinates:
The new species is named after the type locality, Tianmu Mountain.
Habitus typical of the genus
Body length: male 2.0–2.5 mm; female 2.1–3.5 mm. Body entirely red while alive and white in alcohol.
At present, 12 species belong to the genus
1 | Chaeta O of tubercle |
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– | Chaeta O of tubercle |
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2 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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3 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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4 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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5 |
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– |
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6 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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7 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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8 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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9 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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10 | Mandible with 20 teeth |
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– | Mandible with less than 8 teeth |
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11 | Mandible with 6 teeth, tubercle L of |
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– | Mandible with 7 teeth, tubercle L of |
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12 | Tubercle |
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– | Tubercle |
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The project was supported by the Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Hunan Province (Zoology); the Zoology Key Laboratory of Hunan Higher Education, Hunan University of Arts and Science; the Open Fund Project of Innovation Platform for University of Hunan Province (No. 14k065); the Natural Science Fund of Hunan Province (No. 2016JJ2091) and the Science Research Fund of Hunan University of Arts and Science (13ZD05). Sincere thanks are owed to Louis Deharveng (MNHN, Paris) and the two reviewers for their kind help and constructive suggestions.
Cephalic tubercles and chaetotaxy of
Tubercle | Number and type of chaeta | Names of chaeta |
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2 |
F |
2 |
G | |
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2 Ml2 |
B, EC, D |
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2 Ml1 mc | AO |
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2 Ml1 |
Oca, OcmOcp |
1+1 |
Di1 | |
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1 |
De1, De2De3 |
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2 Ml3 |
Dl1, Dl5Dl2, Dl3, Dl6 |
L | 1 Ml1 |
L1Dl4 |
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2 |
uncertain |
Body tubercles and chaetotaxy of
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L |
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T | |
1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |
3 | 4+s | 3+s+ |
3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |
3 | 4+s | 3+s | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |
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2 | 3+ s | 2 | 4 |
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4 | ||||
2 | 3+ s | 2 | 5 |
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2(4) |
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2 | 3+ s | 2 | 5 |
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3 |
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3 | ||
2 | 2+ s | 3 | 7 |
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7 |
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5 | ||
3 | s | 4 |
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3 |
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1 | |||
7 |
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14 |
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5 |
Cephalic tubercles and chaetotaxy of
Tubercle | Number and type of chaeta | Names of chaeta |
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2 |
F |
2 |
G | |
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1 |
B |
1 |
E | |
2 |
C, D | |
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2 |
A |
1 |
O | |
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1Ml | Ocm |
2 |
Oca, Ocp | |
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1 |
Di1 |
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1 |
De1 |
2 |
De2, De3 | |
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1 |
Dl1, |
3 |
Dl3,Dl5, Dl6 | |
L | 2 |
L1, L4 |
1 |
L3 | |
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2 |
uncertain |
8 |
Body tubercles and chaetotaxy of
Terga | Legs | |||||||||
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L |
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T | ||
1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
3 | 4+s | 4+s+ |
3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||
3 | 4+s | 4+s | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | ||
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2 | 3+ s | 2 | 6+s |
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4 | |||||
2 | 3+ s | 2 | 6+s |
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4 |
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2 | 3+ s | 2 | 6+s |
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4 |
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3 | |||
2 | 2+ s | 3 | 7+s |
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7(8) |
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5 | |||
3 | s | 4 |
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3 |
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2 | ||||
7 |
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14 |
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6 |