Two new species of the genus Acherontiella (Collembola, Hypogastruridae) from caves of the Alborz and Kopet Dagh mountains in Iran Author Mehrafrooz Mayvan, Mahmood 0000-0002-7494-0981 Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia Author Kováč, Ľubomír 0000-0001-8194-2128 Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 041 54 Košice, Slovakia text ZooKeys 2025 2025-10-09 1255 1 25 journal article 312562 10.3897/zookeys.1255.164170 62716fd0-b7e1-425c-bfa6-a6a9513eebdf BC96F05D-AB55-4370-A895-CFB0E77B7F18
Differential characters of world species of Acherontiella. Characters: 1, Anal spines: 0 = absent, 1 = present; 2, Tibiotarsal tenent hair (s) number; 3, Tibiotarsal tenent hair form: 1 = pointed, 2 = knobbed; 4, Ant IV sensilla number; 5, internal tooth on claw: 0 = absent, 1 = weekly developed, 2 = strong; 6, VT – number of apical setae; 7, Th I m setae; 8, Th II – III a row setae; 9, Th II – III m row setae; 10, Th II – III p row setae; 11, Abd I – III a row setae; 12, Abd I – III p row setae; 13, Abd IV a row setae; 14, Abd IV m row setae; 15, Abd IV p row setae; 16, Abd V a row setae; 17, Abd V m row setae; 18, Abd V p row setae. “ - “ = absence of data.
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A. aokii Tamura & Yue, 199910–404 + 41 3 41 3 4 51 3 41 3 4 (s)1 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 501–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. bougisi Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 195511–22414 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 3 51–5 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. candida (Delamare Deboutteville, 1952)00–504 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. carusoi Dallai, 1978022424 + 41 (2) 3 41 2 4 51 4 51 2 4 (s)1 2 4 51 2 3 5 (s)1 2 4 541–4 (s)1 2 301–3 (s)
A. cassagnaui Thibaud, 1967022424 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 31 31–3 (s)
A. cavernicola (Tarsia in Curia, 1941)122404 + 4––––––––––0–
A. colotlipana Palacios-Vargas & Thibaud, 1985011504 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 31–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. dentata Djanaschvili, 1971022424 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 521–4 (s)1 2 301–3 (s)
A. epigea Bonet, 1945112424 + 41 3 41 2 3 4 51 3 41–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. globulata Thibaud & Massoud, 1980011404 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 2 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 41–4 (s)1 301–2 (s)
A. kowalskiorum Weiner & Najt, 199800–504 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 3 51–5 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. mac (Palacios-Vargas & Thibaud, 1985)111404 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51 2 4 (s)1 2 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 53 51–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. massoudi Thibaud, 1963022804 + 41 3 41 2 4 541 2 4 (s)1 2 3 51 2 3 5 (s)1 2 4 531 2 4 (s)1 2 301–2 (s)
A. nezamdoosti sp. nov.122424 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 301–3 (s)
A. onychiuriformis Absolon, 1913011404 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 31 31–3 (s)
A. palaciosi sp. nov.022424 + 41 41 2 4 51 41 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 54 (5)1–4 (s)1 301–3 (s)
A. prominentia Thibaud & Weiner, 199710–605 + 51 3 41 2 41 3 41 3 4 (s)1 2 3 51–5 (s)1 2 4 53 41–4 (s)1 2 301–2 (s)
A. sabina Bonet, 1945122424 + 41 2 41 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–6 (s)1 2 4 51 3 41–4 (s)1 2 301–3 (s)
A. thai Thibaud, 1990111404 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 3 51–4 (s)1 3 4 51 2 4 5 (s)1 2 4 501 3 4 (s)1 302 (s)
A. thibaudi Barra, 199410–505 + 51 3 41 (2) 3 4 51 3 41 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 4 53 51–4 s)1 321–3 (s)
A. variabilis Delamare Deboutteville, 19480224–704 + 41 3 41 2 4 5II 1 (4) III (1) 41 2 4 (s)1 2 3 4 5I – II 1–4 (s) III 1–5 (s)1 2 431 2 4 (s)1 2 301–2 (s)
A. xenylliformis Gisin, 1952022414 + 41 3 41 2 4 51 4 51–4 (s)1 2 3 4 51–5 (s)1 2 3(3) 41–5 (s)1 2 331–3 (s)