THREE NEW RECORDS OF ENTOMOBRYIDAE COLLEMBOLA (ARTHROPODA: HEXAPODA) SPECIES FROM BANGLADESH
MD. SHAHINUR ISLAM *
Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, G.P.O, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
NUR MOHAMMAD
Department of Zoology, Insect Research Laboratory, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Three new recorded species, viz., Lepidocyrtus ruber (Schott, 1902), Seira mendoncea (Bellini & Zeppelini, 2008) and Orchesella albosa (Guthrie, 1903), from Rajshahi University Campus, Bangladesh are described and illustrated with a key to the genus and species. The following three Collembola species were identified, recorded, and reported for the first time from Bangladesh.
Keywords: Collembola, entomobryidae, Rajshahi University, new record, Bangladesh