New record of Collembola (Hexapoda) from the Prutul de Jos scientific reserve

Abstract

The paper presents new data about the species diversity of the order Collembola from the Prutul de Jos Scientific Reserve. A total of 13 species of Collembola from 11 genera and 5 families were identified for the first time in the floodplain forest of the Prutul de Jos Scientific Reserve. Among the identified collembolan species one - Endonura lusatica Dunger, 1966 is new for the fauna of the Republic of Moldova.