Pseudosinella cf. decipiens Denis, 1924

Shayanmehr, Masoumeh, Yoosefi Lafooraki, Elham, Tully, Thomas, Dhaese, Cyrille & Ghajar Sepanlo, Mehdi, 2024, New records of springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) for Iran from the Bula Hyrcanian forest, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (1), pp. 31-42 : 37

Pseudosinella cf. decipiens Denis, 1924 ( Fig. 4A)

Material examined. One specimen, Iran, Mazandaran province, Sari, Farim, Bula forest , soil, N36°02'11.34", E53°16'51.94", 1611 m a.s.l., 19-IV-2021, leg. E. Yoosefi Lafooraki.

Distribution. Palaearctic ( Potapov, 2001). This species is reported for the first time from Iran.

Diagnosis. The identification of the species was done according to Fjellberg (2007) as below: the body is whitish and about 1.5 mm long. The eyes absent. Claws in inner edge with two unpaired distal teeth. The inner one set beyond the middle of the inner edge, clearly outside the paired teeth. Dorsal tenent hair of Tita strong, bent and clavated at tip, longer than claw ( Fig. 4A). The claw structure readily separates this species from P. immaculata .