Folsomia quadrioculata (Tullberg, 1871)

Mehrafrooz Mayvan, Mahmood, Sadeghi-Namaghi, Hussein, Shayanmehr, Masoumeh & Greenslade, Penelope, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of Entomobryomorpha (Hexapoda: Collembola) from Northeastern Iran with new records and a key to the species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (2), pp. 151-174 : 160

Folsomia quadrioculata (Tullberg, 1871)

Material examined: 5 specimens, Darkesh-Jozak forest , 37°26′43″N, 56°47′21″E, 1540 m a.s.l, collected from soil under maple trees ( Acer monspessulanum sub sp. turcomanicum), Aguust 2018 ; 6 specimens, Golil-Sarany rangeland, 37°50′38″N, 57°51′51″E, 1972 m a.s.l, collected from soil under centaury plants ( Centaurea aucheri ), August 2019 .

Habitat and distribution in Iran: This species has already been reported from soil and leaf litter in Mazandaran, Guilan, East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, Kermanshah (Char zabar, Shikh salaeh village, Ghap Gholi village, Sia Khor village) and Lorestan by Cox (1982), Amiri & Kahrarian (2015), Arbea & Kahrarian (2015), and Moradi et al. (2018).

General distribution and ecology: Holarctic. This species has no any clear habitat preferences and occurs in a variety of habitats ( Fjellberg, 2007).