Corresponding author: Yun Bu (
Academic editor: L. Deharveng
The genus
The specimens were collected with Tullgren funnels. All specimens were mounted on slides in Hoyer’s medium and dried for three days in an oven at 60°C. Specimens were identified and drawn with the aid of a NIKON E600 phase contrast microscope. Type specimens are deposited in the (SEM)
Abbreviations used in the text follow the paper of
For DNA barcodes, genomic DNA was extracted from each individual separately by means of a non-destructive method (after
Information for the species used in the study.
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Holotype, female (No. NJ-8), East China, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City, extracted from the soil samples under some big trees of Qixia Mountain,
Adult body length 1300–1400 µm (n=13), yellow-brown, and foretarsus with deeper color (
Adult chaetotaxy of
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Thorax | I | 4 | 1, 2 | (2-2)/6 | A1, M, P1, 2, 3 |
II | 6/4 | A2, 4, M, P1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5a’ | (6-2)/5 | A1, 2, 3, M, Pc, 1, 2 | |
III | 6/14 | A2, 4, M, P1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 5a | (8-2)/5 | A1, 2, 3, 4, M, Pc, 1, 2 | |
Abdomen | I | 4/10 | A1, 2, P1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 4/4 | A1, 2, P1, 2 |
II–III | 8/12 | A1, 2, 4, 5, P1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5 | 4/5 | A1, 2, Pc, 1a, 2 | |
IV–VI | 8/12 | A1, 2, 4, 5, P1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5 | 4/8 | A1, 2, P1, 1a, 2, 3 | |
VII | 8/16 | A1, 2, 4, 5, P1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5 | 4/9 | A1, 2, Pc, 1, 1a, 2, 3 | |
VIII | 6/14 | A1, 2, 5, P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 5 | 6 | 1, 1a, 2 | |
IX | 12 | 1, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4 | 6 | 1, 1a, 2 | |
X | 10 | 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4 | 6 | 1, 1a, 2 | |
XI | 8 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 6 | 1, 1a, 2 | |
XII | 9 | 8 |
Tergites I–VI with pores
Abdominal appendages typical of the genus, each with two segments and four setae. Striate band on abdominal segment VIII reduced and only single serrate line present (
Female squama genitalis robust. Each acrostylus with one slender flap on its outer side (
The species is named after Mr. Yi-Ming Yang who collected the specimens and in remembrance of his great contribution to the collection of Protura in China.
Chaetal variations were observed in 5 specimens: on pronotum, with 5 seate, presence of 1 additional seta on left side (No. NJ-2); on prosternum, asymmetrical absence of
Jiangsu (Nanjing), China.
The standard DNA barcoding sequence (COI gene) from 3 individuals (Nos. NJ-13, NJ-14, and NJ-15) of
We give our cordial gratitude to Mr. Yi-Ming Yang for the collection of specimens and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments to our manuscript. This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (no: 31201706, 31071887) and the Innovative Program for The Excellent Youth Talents of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (no: 2011KIP305).