Two new species of Entomobryidae (Collembola) of Taibai Mountain from China

Abstract

Taibai Mountain is the highest peak of Qinling Mountain Ridge, a climate and geographical demarcation of the southern and northern China. Collembolan species of family Entomobryidae are reported from this region for the first time in this paper. Two new species, Homidia taibaiensis sp. n. and Sinella triseta sp. n. of Entomobryinae are described. Illustrations and differences with similar species are provided. © Xiang-Qun Yuan, Zhi-Xiang Pan.