Isotomurus afghanicus Yosii, 1966

LAFOORAKI, ELHAM YOOSEFI, HAJIZADEH, JALIL & SHAYANMEHR, MASOUMEH, 2023, A revision of the genus Isotomurus (Collembola: Isotomidae) in northern Iran using molecular evidence, Zootaxa 5230 (1), pp. 48-66 : 58

Isotomurus afghanicus Yosii, 1966

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Material examined. Iran, Mazandaran province, Mahmood–Abad , soil in rice field, more than 10 specimens,36º37ʹN 52º15ʹE, – 24 m a.s.l., 2012.11.12, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Sari , soil in citrus orchard, 36º26ʹN 52º53ʹE, 56 m a.s.l., 2013.3.2, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Nowshahr , forest soil and leaf litter, less than 10 specimens, 36º38ʹN 51º49ʹE, – 5 m a.s.l., 2013.1.4, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Noor, Sisangan forest park, forest soil and leaf litter, less than 10 specimens, 36º28ʹN 51º49ʹE, 83 m a.s.l., 2012.9.28, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Amol , soil in barley field, less than 10 specimens, 36º28ʹN 52º26ʹE, 48 m a.s.l., 2012.11.12, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Neka, Hezar Jrib forest , forest soil and leaf litter, more than 10 specimens,36º37ʹN 53º21ʹE, 217 m a.s.l., 2012.3.27, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki.

Ecology and distribution. As an endemic species, it has been reported only from Afghanistan and Iran ( Potapov 2001, Yoosefi Lafooraki & Shayanmehr 2015). It occurs in forest and agricultural habitats, usually in lowlands.

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FIGURE 6. Isotomurus afghanicus: body color pattern