taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F4FB665D21AB5AFCE7FC31F8D0FAF9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 4 specimens on slides, 165 specimens in alcohol; India, Assam, Panbari Range, Kheerani Beat, collected from leaf litter, 26 ° 37 ’ 22.8 ’’ N, 90 ° 46 ’ 48 ’’ E, 89.91 m a. s. l., (coll. Dilip Mondal) Reg. no- 3721 / H 14. Diagnosis: Body length averages 1.87 mm. Ground colour pale yellow with pigment in body. Segments of antennae gradually darken with bluish tones (Fig. 2 A). Postero-dorsal region of the head with semi-lonershaped pigment patch. Anterior side of Th. II - Abd. V with pigmentation. Pre coxa, coxa and tita of each leg with comparatively dark in colour and faint blue / violet coloration respectively. Body with median longitudinal pigmentation from Th. II - Abd. II. The lateral part of each segment with blue / violet pigmentation. From Abd. II - IV with small black spots in 3,3,1 pairs each spot represents bothriotricha (Fig. 2 B), (Fig. 3 A). Ventral tube with no such pigmentation. Antenna to head ratio as Ant.: Head - 5.8: 1. Antennal segment ratio as Ant. I: Ant. II: Ant. III: Ant. IV- 1: 1.4: 1.7: 1.8. Ant. III organs (Fig. 3 B) consist of 1 - 2 sensory setae that emerge from shallow grooves. 8 + 8 ommatidia. Labral setae 5,5,4. PAO elliptical with a slight notch. Unguis with a pair of dorsal lateral teeth. No inner tooth is present. Tenaculum quadridentate, corpus having 6 setae. VT posteriorly 20 - 30 setae. Mucro quadridentate, third tooth with proximal lamella (Fig. 3 C). Unguiculus outer lamella basally rounded (Fig. 3 D). Abdominal segment ratio as Abd. I: Abd. II: Abd. III: Abd. IV: Abd. V: Abd. VI- 1: 1.6: 2.4: 2.3: 1.2: 1. Furcula approximately 3 mm in length. Chaetotaxy: Mac and Mes smooth. S-formula as 5,5 / 5,5,6,8,6 (s). ms-formula as 1,1 / 1,1,0,0,0 (ms) (Fig. 4). Sensillum almost equal in size. All sensilla on Th. I	en	Mazumdar, Souvik, Mandal, Pritha, Mandal, Guru Pada (2025): Isotomurus punctiferus Yosii, 1963 (Collembola: Isotomidae), a new record to India with its taxonomic account. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 125 (1): 19-24, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v125/i1/2025/172888, URL: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v125/i1/2025/172888
03F4FB665D21AB5AFCE7FC31F8D0FAF9.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India: Assam (Manas National Park). General distribution: Europe, South East Asia (Bellinger et al., 1996 - 2024). Remarks: The examined species has quadridentate mucro. Unguis without an inner tooth. Body median longitudinal pigmentation is not continuous, however, Yosii (1963) mentioned that the pigmentation is continuous.	en	Mazumdar, Souvik, Mandal, Pritha, Mandal, Guru Pada (2025): Isotomurus punctiferus Yosii, 1963 (Collembola: Isotomidae), a new record to India with its taxonomic account. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 125 (1): 19-24, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v125/i1/2025/172888, URL: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v125/i1/2025/172888
