New members of the genera Neanura MacGillivray, 1893 and Deutonura Cassagnau, 1979 (Collembola: Neanuridae) from the Middle East
Journal: European Journal of Taxonomy
Year: 2018

New species of Neanura MacGillivray, 1893 and Deutonura Cassagnau, 1979 are described from northern Iran. Both taxa are characterized by unusual features that place them in isolated positions within the genera. Neanura deharvengi sp. nov. differs from congeners by the extreme reduction of head chaetotaxy and fused lateral tubercles on the head. These characteristics of the new species broaden the existing diagnosis of the genus Neanura. An updated diagnosis is provided herein. Deutonura persica