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__•B VOL 31 NO. 2 NOI'wellnu Journal of Entomololy 1984 - __•B VOL 31 NO. 2 NOI'Wellnu Journal of EntomolOlY PUBUS ED o K ZOOILO(i,ISK mlSSlDmrrslEN'llll __ 1..0 Fauna norvegica Ser. B Norwegian Journal of Entomology Norsk Entomologisk Forenings tidsskrift Appears with one volume (two issues) annually 75,-. Disse innbetalinger sendes til NZT, Zoologisk Utkommer med to hefter pr. ar. Museum, Sarsgt. J, Oslo 5. Editor-in-Chief (Ansvarlig redaktor) Postgiro 2 34 83 65. Ole A. Srether. Museum of Zoology, Museplass 3 5000 Bergen. FAUNA NORVEGICA B publishes original new in­ formation generally relevant to Norwegian entomo­ Editorial Committee (Redaksjonskomite) logy. The journal emphasizes papers which are main­ Arne Nilssen, Zoological Dept.. Troms0 Museum, ly faunistical or zoogeographical in scope or con­ N-9000 Troms0, John O. Solem, DKNVS Museel. tent, including checklists, faunallists, type catalogues Erling Skakkes gt. 47B, N-7000 Trondheim, Alberl and regional keys. Submissions must not have been Ulleharnmer, Zoological Museum, Sal'S gt. I, previously published or copyrighted and must not be 0562 Oslo 5. published subsequently except in abstract form or by Subscription written consent of the Editor-in-Chief. Members of Norw.Ent.Soc. will receive the journal free. Membership fee N.kr. 80,- should be paid to the NORSK ENTOMOLOGISK FORENING Treasurer of NEF: Use Hofsvang, Brattvollveien ser sin oppgave i a fremme det entomologiske stu­ 107, Oslo 11. Postgiro 5 44 09 20. Questions about dium i Norge, og danne et bindeledd mellom de in­ membership should be directed to the Secretary of teresserte. Medlemskontingenten er for tiden kr. 80,­ NEF. Trond Hofsvang, P.O. Box 70, N-1432 As ­ pr. ar. Henvendelse om medlemskap i NEF sendes NLH. Members of NOF receive the journal by sekretreren: Trond Hofsvang, Postboks 70, 1432 As­ paying N.kr. 55,-, non-members by N.kr, 75,- to: NLH. 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Barth, Zoologisk museum, Sal's gt. 1, de zoologiske avdelingene ved universitetsmuseene i 0562 Oslo 5. Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim og Troms0. Adresse: Zoologisk museum, Sars gt. I, 0562 Oslo 5. Editorial Board (Redaksjonsn\d) Postgiro 2 34 83 65. Bj0rn Gulliksen, Troms0, Svein Haftorn. Trond­ heim, Rolf Vik, Oslo. Kristiansen & W0ien. Oslo. ISSN 0332-7698 Fauna (Norsk Zoologisk Forening) har gatt ut av Norsk Zoologisk TidsskriftsentraL Avtalen om gjensidig reduserte abonnementpriser pl\ foreningens tidsskrifter vii for fremtiden derfor bare gjelde melJom Norsk Entomologisk Forening og Norsk Ornitologisk Forening. Collembola from Jan Mayen, Bjornoya and Hopen with additions to the species list from Spitsbergen ARNE FJELLBERG Fjellberg, A. 1984. Collembola from lan Mayen, Bj0rn0ya and Hopen with additions to the species list from Spitsbergen. Fauna norv. Ser. B, 31, 69-76. Some new collections from the arctic islands of Norway are reported. 28 species were col­ lected from lan Mayen, 24 at Bj0rn0ya and 12 at Hopen. The fauna of the islands is domina­ ted by Holarctic species, of which Hypogastrura sp. near sensilis (Folsom), Wil/emia similis Mills, Folsomia stella Grow & Christiansen and F. taimyrica Martynova are reported for the first time from the European arctic. 1sotomina gracilis Stach, 1962 is transfered to Folsomia and made senior synonym of Folsomia alpha Grow & Christiansen, 1976. Onychiurus ursi n.sp. is described (HolarcticJ and Onychiurus groenlandicus (Tullberg. 1876) is redescribed (HolarcticJ. Several corrections and additions are made to the species list from Spitsbergen, and 47 species are recognised from the island. Arne Fjellberg, Department of Zoology, Troms0 Museum, N-9000 Troms0, Norway. INTRODUCTION In August 1983 Ola Skifte from Troms0 Mu­ The European arctic islands have been visited seum visited Bj0rn0ya and brought back 24 by numerous scientific expeditions, and the col­ large soil/vegetation samples from a number of lembole fauna is fairly well known. In spite of different habitats. At the same time Fritz Ri­ this, the last few years have brought to light a chardsen (Troms0 Museum) collected a few (6) number of species previously not reported from samples from mainly grass/ moss vegetation at the islands. This is partly due to taxonomic refi­ Hopen. These samples were extracted in Troms0 nement, but also because of more extensive field after 4- 5 weeks storage in a fridge. The mate­ collections. Valpas (1967) gave a synopsis of the rial is kept at Troms0 Museum. literature on Collembola from Spitsbergen In August 1973 an expedition from Zoologi­ which has the most extensive record list. Infor­ cal Museum in Bergen (S.A. Bengtsson, T. Sol­ mation on the smaller islands are more scatte­ h0Y and A. Fjellberg) investigated the soil fauna red. Gisin (I 95'3) and Macfadyen (I 954) !iumma­ around Ny AIesund, Spitsbergen. A number of rise the available information on Jan Mayen. large samples from all major plant communities Reports on Collembola from Bj0rn0ya are were extracted in situ. Here are reported only found in Carpenter & Phillips (I 922) and Sum­ those species not listed by Valpas (I 967). The merhayes & Elton (1923). A few species are material is kept at Troms0 Museum. published from Hopen by Linnaniemi (I 935). The present paper does not aim on giving a complete list of species from the above islands, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION but only reports the species present in some re· The species present in the collections from Jan cent collections that has been sent me for identi­ Mayen, Bj0rn0ya and Hopen are listed in Table fication. I. Most of the 40 species have a wide distribu­ tion in northern parts of the Holarctic Region. A significant element of European or Palaearctic MATERIAL species are present, but some of these are poorly During June/July 1972 a Danish expedition vi­ known. A few species which are present in Bj0r­ sited Jan Mayen and Klaus Vestergaard collec­ n0ya and / or Jan Mayen are so far not seen from ted a large number of Berlese samples from var­ Spitsbergen and may represent more southern ious plant communities. In addition pitfall traps elements of the fauna (Isotomiella minor, Iso­ were used. The material is kept at Zoological toma olivaceaJ. Likewise, some of the common Museum, Copenhagen. Spitsbergen species were not found in the pre­ Fauna norv. Ser. B. 3/: 69-76. Oslo 1984. 69 Table 1. H: Holarctic, P: Palaearctic Jan Mayen Bjornoya Hopen H Hypogastrura viatica (Tullberg, 1872) x x H H. (Ceratophysella) succinea (Gisin, 1949) x x x H Willemia scandinavica Stach, 1949 x x H W. similis Mills, 1934 x H W. anophthalma Borner, 1901 x H Xenylla humicola (Fabricius, 1780) x x x H Micranurida pygmaea Borner, 1901 x x x H Anurida polaris (Hammer, 1954) x x x P Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg, 1876) x x H O. groenlandicus (Tullberg, 1876) ? x x H O. ursi Fjellberg, 1984 x x H O. duplopunctatus Strenzke, 1954 x P O. macfadyeni Gisin, 1953 x x H Tullbergia arctica Wahlgren, 1900 x H T. simplex Gisin, 1958 x P T. tenuisensillata (Rusek, 1974) x x P T. jirii (Rusek, 1982) x H T. macrochaeta (Rusek, 1976) x H Tetracanthella arctica Cassagnau, 1959 x H Pseudanurophorus binoculatus Kseneman, 1934 x H P. inoculatus Bodvarsson, 1957 x H Folsomia bisetosa Gisin, 1953 x x H F. gracilis (Stach, 1962) x H F. quadrioculata (Tullberg, 1871) x x x H F. sexoculata (Tullberg, 1871) x x x H F. stella Grow & Christiansen, 1976 x H F. taimyrica Martynova et al.,1973 x H Isotomiella minor (Schaffer, 1896) x H Archisotoma besselsi (Packard, 1877) x P A. megalops (Bagnall, 1939) x P A. theae Fjellberg, 1979 x H Agrenia bidenticulata (Tullberg, 1876) x H Isotoma notabil is Schaffer, 1896 x x H 1. angl icana Lubbock, 1862 x x H 1. nanseni Fjellberg, 1973 x x H I. neglecta Schaffer, 1900 x P I. olivacea Tullberg, 1871 x H Neelus minimus (Willem, 1900) x H Arrhopal ites principal is Stach, 1945 x P Sminthurinus concolor (Meiner, 1896) x 40 28 24 12 70 sent material and may represent more northern Description forms (Friesea quinquespinosa, Hypogastrura Colour pure white. longispina), However, a detailed discussion of Body size 1.3 mm. biogeography of the collembole fauna of this Body shape slender, cylindrical. Abd. 6 from above area is still premature. short, semicircular (Fig. 2). Ant. 3 organ with 5 long, finger-like papillae, 5 guard setae and two rugose sense clubs. The lateral one cur­ ved, much larger than the other. Comments and taxonomical remarks Ant. 1 with 8 setae. PAD rather irregular, with 2, 3 or 4 lobes, about a), Willemia similis Mills is a Holarctic species twice as wide as diameter of nearest pseudocellus that has been confused with anophthalma (Fig. 3). (Bbrner) (Fjellberg 1984 a). Maxilla not studied in detail, but apparently of nor­ b), Anurida polaris (Hammer) (= frigida Fjell­ mal shape. Outer lobe with two sublobal hairs.
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