Entomobrya corticalis (Nicolet, 1841)

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 : 154

Entomobrya corticalis (Nicolet, 1841)

Material examined: 3 specimens, Darkesh-Jozak forest , 37°25′17″N, 56°40′29″E, 1255 m a.s.l, collected from soil under Oak trees ( Quercus castaneifolia ), April 2018 ; 3 specimens, Golil-Sarany rangeland, 37°49′11″N, 57°55′33″E, 1629 m a.s.l, collected from soil under Juniper trees ( Juniperus excelsa ), April 2018 ; 2 specimens, Zoeram village , 37°19′42″N, 57°44′31″E, 1258 m a.s.l, collected from soil in alfalfa fields, April 2018 .

Habitat and distribution in Iran: This species has already been reported from soil and leaf litter in Golestan (Golestan National Park) by Cox (1982) and Khanahmadi (2018).

General distribution and ecology: This species has a Palaearctic distribution and it is common under bark on dead trees, both hardwood and conifers ( Fjellberg, 2007).