Sminthurides inaequalis Börner, 1903

Vahedi Moghadam, Samaneh, Shayanmehr, Masoumeh & Mohammadi Sharif, Mahmoud, 2022, Springtails fauna (Hexapoda, Collembola) from different ecosystems of Behshahr and suburb (Mazandaran) with two new records from Iran, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4), pp. 581-593 : 589-590

Sminthurides inaequalis Börner, 1903 ( Fig. 3)

Material examined. Two specimens, Iran, Mazandaran province, Behshahr , Khat-e-gaz grassland, soil, 36º44 ʹ 10 ʺ N, 53º34 ʹ 27 ʺ E, - 19 m a.s.l., 5-II-2021, leg.: S. Vahedi Moghadam.

Description. Body length about 0.6 mm, body colour bluish violet, ventral side paler. With 6+6 ommatidia that ommatidia C and D missing. Fourth antennal segment in females with 5 subsegments without intermediate annulations, the basal segment being the longest. Claws with inner tooth. Dens with few setae, about 5 spine like inner, about 6 outer. Mucro moderately broad but distally narrow, inner edge with about 8 rough teeth, outer edge smooth with a middle tooth, anterior edge narrow and smooth, seta present.

Distribution in Iran. This species is reported for the first time for Iran fauna.

Distribution in the world. Italy, Palermo, Portugal ( Bretfeld, 1999).