New species of Pseudosinella (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from karst caves of the Basque bio-speleologic district

Abstract

This paper is part of a broader research in karst caves of the north of the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. Seven new species and a subspecies of Pseudosinella have been found in the karst caves of the Basque bio-speleologic district: P. aramendiai n. sp., P. arrasatensis n. sp., P. duprei n. sp., P. luquei n. sp., P. jesusi n. sp., P. eskualduna n. sp., P. jeanpierrei n. sp. and P. subterranea baztanensis n. ssp. Descriptions and geographical distribution are given. © 2002 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.