Abstract
A new species of Oncopodura (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha, Oncopoduridae) from the Moghan cave in northeastern Iran, built in a carbonate complex of Kopet Dag mountain range, is described. Oncopodura moghanensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by (1) 6 long subequal lobes in PAO, each subdivided into 3–6 fingers, (2) dens with 7 dorsal feather-like macrosetae; at basal part with 1 dorsoexternal and 2 dorsointernal hooks, at the distal part with 1 dorsoexternal and 3 dorsointernal hooks, (3) distal part of manubrium with long feather like macrosetae reaching middle part of dens, and (4) mucro with 4 teeth, apical tooth very sharp, and 2 scales at its basal half. A table with diagnostic characters of species related to the Oncopodura moghanensis sp. nov. and an updated key to the world species of Oncopodura are provided.
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