Entomobrya lawrencei new species

(Fig. 9)

Type-locality: ENGLAND (Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk).

Type-specimen. A slide labelled " Entomobrya handschini Enhan. 1 - Lichen SUFFOLK: I. iii.1964 Lakenheath P.N. Lawrence. L2562".

Material deposited: NHM.

Description. Colour pattern as in Fig. 9, with 5 longitudinal stripes interrupted only on the first third of thoracic tergite II and abdominal tergite IV; the patches on the anterior border of abdominal tergite IV also present as in E. quinquelineata from Switzerland and Ronda (Spain). Eight eyes, GH<EF. Antennae with simple apical vesicle. Head trichobothria present. Labral setae formula 5, 5, 4, as in other Entomobrya species. Labral papillae smooth. Thoracic tergite II with ‘mane’ of macrochaetae. Tibiotarsus without differentiated setae (except for the smooth terminal setae on legs III characteristic of the genus). Unguis with four internal teeth. Manubrial plate with 4 setae and two pseudopores. Mucro with both teeth similar in size, and mucronal spine. Thirty-nine characters listed in Table 1. Simplified formula: 3-1-0-2-2/2-3/2-2/1-0-1/0-2-2-2-2 (Table 1).

Remarks. This species differs from E. quinquelineata by five characters, from E. fimbaensis n. sp. by seven characters, and from E. maroccana n. sp. by six characters (see Table 1 except for the supplementary setae below S0-S2 series on head).

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to P. N. Lawrence, British collembologist.