Corresponding author: Cristina Fiera (
Academic editor: Pavel Stoev
The Romanian
Shrubovych J, Fiera C (2016) New records of Protura (Entognatha, Arthropoda) from Romania, with an identification key to the Romanian species. ZooKeys 552: 17–32. doi:
Proturans are found world-wide except in the Arctic and Antarctic regions (
The first report on Romanian
The fauna of Romanian proturans is poorly known in contrast to some other European countries: Luxembourg, 30 species in 10 genera (
The aim of this study is to improve the study of this little known taxon in Romania by providing new records and distributional data on proturan species.
Locations of
The following abbreviations are used throughout the paper: – preimago - maturus junior - larva II - larva I
Chaetal nomenclature follows
Ilfov County: Periş,
Ilfov County: Jilava,
Prahova County: Valea Largă,
Prahova County: Şotriile,
Prahova County: Voila,
Prahova County: Cheile Brezei:
Prahova County: Cheile Posadei,
Suceava County: Adam Peak,
Suceava County: Iacobeni,
Făgăraş Mountains: Valea Arpaşului,
Făgăraş Mountains: Valea Arpaşului,
Făgăraş Mountains: Valea Arpaşului,
Făgăraş Mountains: Valea Brescioarei,
Bârgău Mountains: Lunca Ilvei,
Bârgău Mountains: Piatra Fântânele,
Bârgău Mountains: Valea Străjii,
Bârgău Mountains: Tureac,
Vălcea County: Voineasa,
Cozia National Park: Călineşti Valley near Brezoi,
Olt Valley: Malaia,
Giurgiu County: Călugăreni,
Constanţa County: Cernavoda,
Twenty-two species of
Some data about ecology, distribution in Europe and in Romania are given for each species and, where appropriate, remarks are provided. An identification key to the Romanian
1 | Spiracles present on meso- and metanota ( |
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– | Spiracles absent ( |
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2 | Head setae |
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– | Head setae |
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3 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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4 | Sensillum |
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– | Sensillum |
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5 | Seta |
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– | Seta |
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6 | Seta |
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– | Seta |
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7 | Sternites IX–X with 6 setae |
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– | Sternites IX–X with 4 setae |
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8 | Seta |
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– | Seta |
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9 | Abdominal appendages I–II two-segmented |
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– | Abdominal appendage I two-segmented, appendage II not segmented ( |
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10 | Tergites II–VII with 4 pairs of |
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– | Tergites II–VII with at most 2 pairs of |
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11 | Tergites II–VI with one pair of |
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– | Tergites II–VI with 2 pairs of |
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12 | Meso- and metanota with 2 pairs of |
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– | Meso- and metanota with 3 or 4 pairs of |
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13 | Meso- and metanota both with 3 pairs of |
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– | Mesonotum with 3 pairs of |
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14 | Sternite XI with 4 setae |
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– | Sternite XI with 6 setae |
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15 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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16 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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17 | Tergite VII with 3 pairs of |
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– | Tergite VII with 4 pairs of |
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18 | Tergite VII with seta |
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– | Tergite VII without seta |
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19 | Tergite VII with seta |
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– | Tergite VII without seta |
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20 | Maxillary sensilla spindle-shaped, foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Maxillary sensilla parallel-sided and slender, foretarsal sensillum |
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21 | Tergite VII with pair of |
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– | Tergite VII without |
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22 | Sternite VIII with a pair of posterior setae ( |
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– | Sternite VIII without posterior setae (23) |
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23 | Labrum slightly protruded (LR = 9), foretarsal sensilla |
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– | Labrum clearly protruded (LR = 7 or less), sensilla |
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24 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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25 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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26 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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The authors are very grateful to Mircea Fiera and Claudiu Avramescu (IBB) for field assistance and to Dr Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor for providing the map. Sincere gratitude goes to Prof. Ernest C. Bernard for English corrections and remarks and to anonymous reviewers and to editor for their constructive comments.