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Checklist of the springtails (Hexapoda:
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Hasan Sevgili & Muhammed Ali Özata
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Ordu
University, Ordu, Turkey
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Zoology in the Middle East, 2014
Vol. 60, No. 2, 162–168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2014.914730
Checklist of the springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) of Turkey
Hasan Sevgili* and Muhammed Ali Özata
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
A checklist of the species of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) hitherto recorded
from Turkey is presented. This list contains 53 species belonging to 39 genera in 13
families. The diversity of Collembola in Turkey is poorly known and it is clear that
numerous species wait to be discovered.
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Key words: Hexapoda, Collembola, fauna, springtails, checklist, Turkey.
Introduction
Collembola (Springtails) are among the most widespread and abundant terrestrial arthropods in the world (Hopkin, 1997). Worldwide about 8,000 species of Collembola
have been described (Bellinger, Christiansen, & Janssens 2014). Relatively little information is available from the Middle East, including Turkey. Christiansen (1956, 1957,
1958) was the first to provide faunistic information on Turkish springtails. He recorded
8 species belonging to the six genera from the border of Turkey and Syria. Tetracanthella acuminata Cassagnau, 1959 was recorded from İzmit province (Marmara
region of Turkey) by Cassagnau (1959). Stach (1963), Cassagnau et al. (1985), Thibaud
& Christian (1989), Deharveng (1989) and Pomorski (1998) also contributed to the
knowledge of Turkish Collembola. The most comprehensive study on Turkish springtails has been published by Skarzynski & Pomorski (1999), who collected specimens
from the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and identified 32 species in 27 genera from
the Antalya province. Smolis (2003) has recorded a new species (Balkanura wiktori)
from Bursa province. Christiansen (1956, 1957, 1958) published some new and littleknown springtail species from Lebanon and Western Syria near the border of Turkey.
Some data on the Collembola fauna of Turkey is also contained in taxonomic and
faunistic descriptions such as Stach (1963), Pomorski (1998), Skarzynski & Pomorski
(1999), and Smolis (2003).
The species richness of springtails differs remarkably among the European countries. Spain appears to be richest country in its springtail fauna (more than 700 species)
followed by France (over 600) and Ukraine (over 527) (Ulrich & Fiera, 2009). The
Collembolan fauna is well known in several European and some Asian countries, such
as Germany (about 430 species; Ulrich & Fiera, 2009; Deharveng, 2007), Italy (420
species; Fanciulli et al. 2005; Deharveng, 2007), Bulgaria (175 taxa; Deharveng, 2007),
Crete (about 93 species; Ellis, 1976; 76 taxa; Deharveng, 2007), Georgia (91 species;
Barjadze & Djanashvili, 2008; Barjadze et al. 2012a, 2012b) and Iran (112 species;
Shayanmehr, Yahyapour, Kahrarian, & Lafooraki, 2013). From the European part of
Turkey, Deharveng (2007) listed only one species (Bilobella coiffaiti Cassagnau, 1968).
In this study, a checklist of the Collembolan fauna of Turkey based on the published
data was compiled. Several cited species were collected just once and have not been recollected even after systematic sampling. In total, 53 species (one of them is unidentified) belonging to 39 genera and 13 families have so far been found in Turkey. Most
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Corresponding author. Email: : hsevgili@gmail.com
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recorded species belong to the Isotomidae (31%), Entomobryidae (19%) and Tulbergiidae (15%) (Figure 1). These values, however, should be considered preliminary because of the limited number of locations that have been investigated. Species and higher
categories were listed by including the valid names, authors and years of publication
and also the recording sites in Turkey.
Katiannidae
2%
Arrhopalitidae
2%
Odentellidae
2%
Sminthurididae
2%
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Neelidae
2%
Hypogastrurida
e
7%
Neanuridae
9%
Onychiuridae
4%
Isotomidae
30%
Tullbergiidae
15%
Entomobryidae
19%
Tomoceridae
2%
Cyphoderidae
4%
Figure 1. Percentage of Turkish springtail species from different families.
Checklist of the Collembola of Turkey
Ordo Poduromorpha
Family Hypogastruridae Börner, 1906
Paraxenylla affiniformis (Stach, 1929)
Antalya: Alanya, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Xenylla welchi Folsom, 1916
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Xenylla maritima Tullberg, 1869
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Xenyllogastrura octoculata (Steiner, 1955)
Antalya: Alanya, 50 m, 18.ix.1987; Side, 200 m, 11.ix.1987 (Thibaud & Christian,
1989).
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Family Odentellidae
Stachia populosa (Selga, 1963)
Antalya: Alanya, 06.ix.1998; Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999 as
Pseudostachia populosa (Selga, 1963)).
Family Neanuridae
Balkanura wiktori Smolis, 2003
Bursa: İnkaya (Karacabey), 10.v.2001 (Smolis, 2003). Endemic to Turkey.
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Bilobella coiffaiti Cassagnau, 1968
Turkey: İzmit (Cassagnau et al. 1985); European Turkey (Deharveng, 2007).
Caucasanura besucheti Deharveng, 1989
Artvin: Hopa-Kemalpaşa, 10.vi.1986 (Holotype); Cankurtaran geçidi, between Hopa
and Borçka, 700 m, 08.vi.1986; South-west region of Artvin, 1500-1900 m, 09.vi.1986
(Deharveng, 1989).
Friesea truncata Cassagnau, 1958
Antalya: Alanya, Kayabaşı, 28.viii.1998; İbradı (bank of Manavgat Çayı), 28.viii.1998
(Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Micranurida pygmea Börner, 1901
Antalya: Alanya; İbradı (bank of Manavgat Çayı), 28.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Family Onychiuridae Lubbock, 1867
Deuteraphorura fazii (Christiansen, 1956)
Near Turkey-Syrian Border (Latakia), 02.vii.1953 (Christiansen, 1956 as Onychiurus
fazii).
Vibronychiurus vinolentus Pomorski, 1998
Eastern Black Sea Mountains of Turkey, 07.vi.1996 (Pomorski, 1998).
Family Tullbergiidae Bagnall, 1935
Doutnacia mols Fjellberg, 1998
Antalya: Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999 as D. ammophila Pom.
et Skar., 1998).
Mesaphorura macrochaeta Rusek,1976
Antalya: Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Mesaphorura simoni Jordana & Arbea, 1994
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Metaphorura denisi Simon Benito, 1985
Antalya: Alanya, Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999); Gümüşhane:
Torul, 07.ix.1996 (Pomorski & Skarzynski, 1997).
Metaphorura ellisi Simon Benito, 1985
Turkey (Dunger & Schlitt, 2011). The distribution of this species in Turkey is doubtful.
Paratullbergia brevispina Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999
Antalya: Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999). Endemic to Turkey.
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Scaphaphorura arenaria (Petersen, 1965) Antalya: Alanya, 50 m, 18.ix.1987 (Thibaud & Christian, 1989).
Ordo Entomobryomorpha Börner, 1913
Family Cyphoderidae Börner, 1913
Cyphoda grassei Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 1955
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia), 02.viii.1953 (35°50’N, 36°01’E) (Christiansen,
1957).
Cyphoderus bidenticulatus Womersley, 1934
Antalya: İbradı (bank of Manavagat Çayı), 28.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
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Family Entomobryidae Schäffer, 1896
Entomobrya handschini Stach, 1922
Ankara; Eskişehir; Kars; İzmir; Samsun, x.1929, 15.vii.1929, 08.ix.1934, xi.1929
(Stach, 1963).
Entomobyra atrocincta Schött, 1896
Bursa: Karacabey; Samsun, v.1929, iv.1934 (Stach, 1963).
Entomobrya multifasciata (Tullberg, 1871)
Erzurum: Samsun, 10.viii.1934, 22.viii.1934 (Stach, 1963).
Entomobrya strigata Stach, 1963
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1500 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Heteromurus sexoculatus Brown, 1926
Asia Minor (Dányi & Traser, 2008). The distribution of this species in Turkey is doubtful.
Lepidocyrtus lignoru (Fabricius, 1793)
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Lepidocyrtus lanuginosus (Gmelin, 1788)
Antalya: Alanya, 06.ix.1998; Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998; Umutlu, 1000 m,
07.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Lepidocyrtus violaceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
Antalya: İbradı (bank of Manavagat Çayı), 28.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Pseudosinella octopunctata Borner, 1901
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Pseudosinella praecipiens Gisin, 1967
Antalya: İbradı (bank of Manavagat Çayı), 28.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Family Tomoceridae Schäffer, 1896
Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg, 1871)
Antalya: Alanya, Umutlu, 1000 m, 07.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
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Family Isotomidae Schäffer, 1896
Anurophorus coiffaiti Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 1955
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (Christiansen, 1958).
Anurophorus asfouri Christiansen, 1958
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (Christiansen, 1958).
Archisotoma intersititialis Delamare Deboutteville, 1953
Antalya: Alanya, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Crytopygus thermophilus (Axelson, 1900)
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
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Folsomia penicula Bagnall, 1939
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (Christiansen, 1958).
Folsomia candida (Willem, 1902)
Karadeniz (Black Sea Region of Turkey) (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Folsomina oncyhiurina Denis, 1931
Antalya: Alanya, 06.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Folsomides semiparvulus Fjellberg, 1993
Antalya: Alanya, Kayabaşı, 28.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Folsomides parvulus Stach, 1922
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (Christiansen, 1958 as F.
americanus Denis).
Halisotoma maritima (Tullberg, 1871)
Antalya: Alanya, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Isotomiella minor (Schäffer, 1896)
Antalya: Alanya, Kayabaşı, 28.viii.1998; İbradı (bank of Manavgat Çayı), 28.viii.1998;
Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Isotoma decorata Brown, 1925
Turkey (Potapow, 2001).
Isotomodes bisetosus Cassagnau, 1959
Antalya: Manavgat, 05.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Proisotoma minuta (Tullberg, 1871)
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (Christiansen, 1958); Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Parisotoma notabilis (Schaffer, 1896)
Near Turkey-Syrian border (Latakia Oak Grove), viii.1953 (?) (Christiansen, 1958 as
Isotoma notabilis Schaeffer).
Tetracanthella acuminata Cassagnau, 1959
Kocaeli (İzmit): Karamürsel, İzmit Bay (Cassagnau, 1959).
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Ordo Neelipleona Massoud, 1971
Family Neelidae Folsom, 1896
Megalothorax incertus Börner, 1903
Antalya: Alanya, Umutlu, 1000 m, 07.ix.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
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Ordo Symphypleona Börner, 1901
Family Sminthurididae Börner, 1906
Sphaeridia pumilis (Krausbauer, 1898)
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000-1500 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski,
1999).
Family Katiannidae Börner, 1913
Sminthurinus alpinus Gisin, 1953
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Family Arrhopalitidae Stach, 1956
Arrhopalites furcatus Stach, 1945
Antalya: Alanya, Gündoğmuş, 1000 m, 29.viii.1998 (Skarzynski & Pomorski, 1999).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Igor Kaprus and Mikhail Potapow for help in providing some papers. We
also thank anonymous referees for their comments on the earlier version of this manuscript. Funding was provided by Ordu University, Turkey (Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit,
TF-1308).
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