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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.4
Page range: 7-22
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Protura from Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Southwest China (Arthropoda, Hexapoda)

Shanghai Natural History Museum; Shanghai Science & Technology Museum; Shanghai; 200041; China
Shanghai Natural History Museum; Shanghai Science & Technology Museum; Shanghai; 200041; China
College of Life Science and Technology; Inner Mongolia Normal University; Huhhot; 010022; China
Shanghai Natural History Museum; Shanghai Science & Technology Museum; Shanghai; 200041; China
Protura Berberentulidae Chongqing Eosentomidae morphology new species taxonomy

Abstract

The Protura from Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Southwest China, were investigated for the first time. In total, 19 species from four families were discovered. Two species are new to science: Kenyentulus yintiaolingensis sp. nov. and Eosentomon wuxiense sp. nov. Berberentulidae and Eosentomidae are dominant groups, with 15 species. The new species are described and illustrated, and the checklist of 19 species of Protura found in the reserve is also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Bu, Y., Gao, Y., Su, Y. & Jin, Y.-L. (2025) Protura from Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Southwest China (Arthropoda, Hexapoda). Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 7–22. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.4