Orchesella caucasica Stach, 1960

Özata, Muhammet Ali, Sevgili, Hasan & Kaprus, Igor J., 2017, New records of springtail fauna (Hexapoda: Collembola: Entomobryomorpha) from Ordu Province in Turkey, Turkish Journal of Zoology 41 (1), pp. 24-32 : 29-30

Orchesella caucasica Stach, 1960

Distribution: It is known from the Caucasus ( Stach 1960). This is the first record from Turkey.

Remarks: This species is very similar to O. bifasciata Nicolet, 1842 , but is distinguished from that species by body coloration and different unguiculus ( Stach, 1960). Although Stach (1960) recorded this species at high altitudes in the Caucasus Mountains, we collected our specimens near the shore of Ünye and Fatsa in this study. The specimens were extracted from the debris of Pinus sp. and moss.

Orchesella taurica Stach, 1960

Distribution: According to Stach (1960), it occurs in the Crimean Peninsula and Caucasus. The species was then reported from Europe ( Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Bulgaria) and the Near East (Caucasian Russian republics, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Sinai Peninsula ( Egypt), Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and Iraq) (Deharveng, 2013). Other records have been reported from Ukraine (Bondarenko-Borisova and Sandul, 2002) and Austria ( Querner, 2004). This is the first record from Turkey.

Remarks: This species is very similar in appearance to O. bifasciata Nicolet, 1842 ( Stach, 1960). O. taurica differs from this species in color patterns, antennal length, teeth settlement on the unguiculus, and bigger body size. The samples were collected from high altitudes and extracted from the debris of Abies and Pinus forest.

Family Isotomidae

Desoria trispinata (MacGillivray, 1896)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan species ( Potapov, 2001) and new record from Turkey.

Remarks: It was collected near the shore and extracted from the debris of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. and Quercus sp.

Folsomia inoculata Stach, 1947

Distribution: It is distributed in mountain regions of the Palearctic, from Germany to China and Japan, but there are not adequate records from the western part of Europe ( Potapov, 2001). The present record is the first from Turkey.

Remarks: It is morphologically very similar to Folsomia spinosa Kseneman, 1936 . However, this species has been categorized under a different species groups, F. inoculata – inoculata ( Potapov, 2001) .

Folsomia ksenemani Stach, 1947

Distribution: Faunistic records were mostly given from Europe ( Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Rhodes, Crete, Ukraine), the West Caucasus of Russia, Lebanon ( Potapov, 2001), and Georgia (Barjadze et al., 2012). This is a new report from Turkey.

Remarks: Although F. ksenemani belongs to the spinosa -species group, morphological characters of the species show high variability ( Potapov, 2001). Therefore, the existence of the species in northern Europe needs confirmation. Very little is known about its biology. In this study, specimens of F. ksenemani were collected from the seashore to high altitudes and sampled from the debris of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. and mixed forest litters ( Pinus , Quercus , and Abies sp. ). This species is the most common within the genus Folsomia in the study area.

Folsomia manolachei Bagnall, 1939

Distribution: The distribution range of the species covers the whole Palearctic ( Potapov, 2001), but records from Asia are more common than European records. A new record for Turkey.

Remarks: This species is a member of the quadrioculataspecies group ( Potapov, 2001). A confirmation of the identification of old records is certainly needed. We collected the specimens from most of the localities of Ordu Province.

Folsomia penicula Bagnall, 1939

Distribution: Although it is common in Palearctic Region, the species is widely distributed all over Europe (but it is known as “ Folsomia multiseta ”) ( Potapov, 2001). It is also known from North America. Records from Far East Asia need confirmation ( Potapov, 2001). The species is known from the Turkey-Syria border ( Sevgili and Özata, 2014).

Remarks: This species is a member of the spinosa - species group. F. penicula was sampled from the debris of Alnus , Pinus , and moss.

Folsomia spinosa Kseneman, 1936

Distribution: The species was recoded from many regions of Europe ( Potapov, 2001), but this is a new record for Turkey.

Remarks: F. spinosa is a typical Folsomia species as seen in its general habitus, but the specimens collected in this study from Ordu Province differ from other members of the spinosus -species group, having a transparent and granulated body. They were extracted from the debris of Pinus at about 1200 m. Collection of more materials from specific areas at higher altitudes of Ordu Province will provide new distributional information of this species for the study area. Potapov (2001) stated that this species has a low population density in its habitats.

Isotomiella minor (Schaffer, 1896)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan species ( Potapov, 2001); it was recorded from the area near the Turkey-Syria border ( Sevgili and Özata, 2014).

Remarks: I. minor has wide distribution in the world and shows a high level of morphological variations ( Potapov, 2001). Many records under this species’ name should be revised. We collected the specimens from a few localities from the seashore to high altitudes and sampled it from the debris of Alnus and Pinus .