Redescption of Salina yunnanensis and a New Species of Salina Mac Gillivray, 1894 (Collembola: Paronellidae) from China

Abstract

ABSTRACT A known species and a new species of Salina Mac Gillivray, 1894 from China are described here, S. yunnanensis Denis, 1929 and S. similis sp. nov.. The original description of S. yunnanensis is simple and only provided colour pattern and a few characters, here, the detail description were added. S. similis sp. nov. is characterised by its colour pattern and chaetotaxy on Abdominal segment I–III as 11-15, 4, 2 respectively.