Mesaphorura yosii (Rusek, 1967)

Bu, Yun & Gao, Yan, 2017, Study on Tullbergiidae of Tibet, China I. Metaphorura, Mesaphorura and Prabhergia (Hexapoda, Collembola), ZooKeys 686, pp. 85-94 : 88

Mesaphorura yosii (Rusek, 1967)

Material examined.

2 female, 1 juvenile (slides nos. XZ-C2015064, XZ-C2015065) (SNHM), China, Tibet, Linzhi, Sejila Mt., extracted from soil samples under bushes, Alt. 3500 m, 29°67'N, 95°70'E, 1-XI-2015, coll. Y. Bu & G. Yang; 7 females (slides nos. XZ-C2015007, XZ-C2015028, XZ-C2015029, XZ-C2015038, XZ-C2015073, XZ-C2015105, XZ-C2015134), 4 juvenile (slides no. XZ-C2015030, XZ-C2015073, XZ-C2015113) (SNHM), China, Tibet, Motuo county, Dexing town, extracted from soil samples in broad-leaved forest, Alt. 1100 m, 29°40'N, 95°26'E, 3-XI-2015, coll. Y. Bu & G. Yang. 32 females (slides nos. XZ-C2015039-XZ-C2015049, XZ-C2015075-XZ-C2015077, XZ-C2015142, XZ-C2015143), 3 juveniles (slides no. XZ-C2015050, XZ-C2015076) (SNHM) and 20 adults in alcohol, China, Tibet, Motuo county, Beibeng town, extracted from soil samples in broad-leaved forest, Alt. 1500 m, 29°30'N, 95°38'E, 5-XI-2015, coll. Y. Bu & G. Yang. 18 females (slides nos. XZ-C2015051, XZ-C2015052, XZ-C2015054, XZ-C2015085, XZ-C2015168-XZ-C2015172), 1 juvenile (No. XZ-C2015053) (SNHM), China, Tibet, Linzhi City, Bomi county, Songzong town, extracted from soil samples in broad-leaved forest, Alt. 3000 m, 29°76'N, 95°96'E, 7-XI-2015, coll. Y. Bu & G. Yang. 32 females (slides nos. XZ-C2015178-XZ-C2015184) (SNHM), China, Tibet, Linzhi City, Lulang forest farm, extracted from soil samples in coniferous forest, Alt. 2459 m, 29°98'N, 95°33'E, 9-XI-2015, coll. Y. Bu & G. Yang.

Distribution.

Cosmopolitan. In China the species was recorded in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang, and for the first time in Tibet in this paper.