Superodontella tyverica Kaprus, 2009

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 : 33-34

Superodontella tyverica Kaprus, 2009 ( Fig. 2)

Material examined. One specimen, Iran, Mazandaran province, Sari, Farim, Bula forest , soil, N36°03'46.18", E53°18'39.35", 1687 m a.s.l., 19-IV-2021, leg. E. Yoosefi Lafooraki.

Distribution. Palaearctic ( Kaprus, 2009). This species is reported for the first time from Iran.

Diagnosis. The identification of the species was done according to Kaprus (2009) as below: The colour body is greyish and the length about 1 mm. Head with 5+5 ommatidia. PAO amoeboid-like, with four lobes. Ant. IV with 8 subcylindrical curved sens. Abdominal sternum II with 3+3 chaetae, abdominal sternum III with 6+6 chaetae. Furca well developed with 5 chaetae on each dens, three internal chaetae are stronger and serrate lightly. Empodial appendage and anal spines absent.