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Some Poduromorpha (Hexapoda: Collembola) of Northeastern Algeria Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(4): 966-971 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Some Poduromorpha (Hexapoda: Collembola) of JEZS 2017; 5(4): 966-971 © 2017 JEZS Northeastern Algeria Received: 03-05-2017 Accepted: 04-06-2017 Brahim Bounab H, Bendjaballah M and Hamra Kroua S Brahim Bounab H Laboratoire de Biosystématique et Ecologie des Arthropodes. Abstract Faculté des Sciences de la Nature The present study is part of the biodiversity component. It is a commented checklist of the species of the et de la Vie, Département de three subfamilies of Neanuridae (Frieseinae, Neanurinae and Pseudachorutinae), Odontellidae and of Biologie Animale, Université des Brachystomellidae. Twenty six collembolan species were collected, including 7 Frieseinae, 5 Frères Mentouri Constantine, Neanurinae, 6 Pseudachorutinae, 6 Odontellidae and 2 Brachystomellidae. Frieseinae were particularly Algérie. diverse with seven species of the genus Friesea, two among them were endemics in North-East of Algeria. The Neanurinae were represented by five species, one of them was a new genus and two were Bendjaballah M endemics. The Odontellidae were represented by six species new for Algeria and the whole North Laboratoire de Biosystématique African region one of them was an endemic. Firstly interesting character of this fauna was the importance et Ecologie des Arthropodes. of endemisme: Friesea laouina, Friesea major, Edoughnura rara, Deutonura zana and Superodontella Faculté des Sciences de la Nature tayaensis. Secondly the collembolan fauna of this present study showed affinities with that of the et de la Vie, Département de Mediterranean area. Biologie Animale, Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine, Keywords: Collembola, Checklist, Frieseinae, Neanurinae, Pseudachorutinae, Odontellidae, Algérie. Brachystomellidae, Northeastern Algeria Hamra Kroua S Laboratoire de Biosystématique 1. Introduction et Ecologie des Arthropodes. Knowledge of the biological diversity of the invertebrates of Algeria has made considerable Faculté des Sciences de la Nature progress in recent years. One of the most important groups, Collembola, was the object of et de la Vie, Département de several taxonomic studies with description of several species and genera. The very first are Biologie Animale, Université des realized in the end of the 19th century [1, 2]. At the beginning of the 20th century other works Frères Mentouri Constantine, including those of [3-7]. These works and those of [8, 9] and those of [10] give a new knowledge of Algérie. [11] algerian springtails fauna. In the second half of the last century, we find the works of in the area of Bône (Annaba), [12, 13] and the bibliographic synthesis of [14]. More recently, several taxonomic papers were published, describing or listing additional species [15-23]. The present study is a commented checklist of the species of the three subfamilies of Neanuridae (Frieseinae, Neanurinae and Pseudachorutinae), Odontellidae and of Brachystomellidae. It is based on a compilation of faunistic data covering all species recorded so far in the literature for northeastern Algeria, and on field works carried out recently in five sites of Northeastern Algeria. The study sites belong to different bioclimatic zones: Edough (Annaba), Azzaba and Ouled Habeba (Skikda), Taya (Guelma), Beni Haroun (Mila). 2. Materiels and Methods The study sites; Edough (Annaba), Azzaba and Ouled Habeba (Skikda), Taya (Guelma), Beni Haroun (Mila) have been explored from 2009 to 2013 (Fig.1). Several hundred samples were collected in different habitats: forest litter of Quercus faginea, Quercus suber, Pistacia lentiscus and Ceratonia silliqua, moss on soil and moss on rock. The fauna was extracted on simple Berlèze funnels in the laboratory of "Biosystematique et Ecologie des Arthropodes", University Mentouri Constantine. Edough is a part of the East Coast chain which rises to 1008 m (36 ° 90 'North, 07 ° 65' East). The region belongs to the Mediterranean climate zone. The vegetation is dense and diverse; Correspondence there is the Quercus coccifera, Quercus suber and Quercus faginea ssp. Mirbeckii, (Aouadi, Brahim Bounab H 1989) [24]. Laboratoire de Biosystématique et Ecologie des Arthropodes. Ouled Habeba belongs to the bioclimatic sub-humid mild to sub-humid wet (36 ° 48 'North, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature 06 ° 97' East) at an altitude of 932 m. We took in a thicket of Quercus suber and Pistacia et de la Vie, Département de lentiscus. The region of Azzaba belongs to the eastern part of the Numidian chain at an altitude Biologie Animale, Université des not exceeding 200 m (36°90' North, 07°65' East), belongs to the bioclimatic sub-humid mild to Frères Mentouri Constantine, sub-humid wet. The present work was done within a thicket of cork oak (Quercus suber), moss Algérie. and litter on ground mastic. ~ 966 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies The region of Taya in Guelma (36°50' North, 07°09' East). Friesea espunaensis (Arbea et Jordana, 1993): So far The highest altitude reaches 1260 m. It belongs to the endemic to Spain [27]. This species is new to Algeria and bioclimatic sub-humid to cold winter and hot and dry North Africa. It was collected in moss on soil and forest litter summer. We took in a thicket of Quercus suber and Quercus of Quercus faginea in Edough. faginea and moss on soil. The region of Beni Haroun (Mila) belongs to the sub-humid bioclimatic zone at an altitude of Friesea oligorhopala (Caroli, 1914): Was collected in moss 139 m (36°36 'North, 06°16' East). Our work was carried out on rock in Azzaba. Mediterranean species, described in Libya in a thicket of Ceratonia silliqua, Quercus suber and litter of by [28]. In Algeria this species was harvest on first time in the Lentiscus sp. ruins of Hippone in Annaba by [11]. Reported for the first time in Morocco by [14] 3. Results and Discussion Only citations to the species level are given in the Table I: 3.1.2 The sub-family Neanurinae is represented by four The complete list of species harvested in different localities: genus and five species. three sub families of Neanuridae (Frieseinae, Neanurinae and Bilobella aurantiaca (Caroli, 1912): A hémiédaphic species Pseudachorutinae), Odontellidae and Brachystomellidae. found in all localities in different types of forest litter, lentisk Among the five prospected localities was the massif of vegetation, in litter of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua) in all Edough from where the most of the total species (25) localities. Known for Algeria [8] and [11]. Reported by [26] in collected. The locality of Azzaba with 15 species had an several stations in Morocco, in Sidi Bourhaba Lake, Marmora average diversity. Guelma, Ouled Habeba and Beni Haroun Forest; Imlil (high Atlas); Mischliffen (middle Atlas). regions with respectively 5, 5 and 3 species were Reported for the first time in a cave in Morocco by [14]. characterized by a reduced diversity (Fig.2). Deutonura zana [22]: Species endemic to Algeria, encountered 3.1 Family Neanuridea in Edough in litter of Quercus faginea. 3.1.1 The sub-family Frieseinae is represented by only one genus with seven species. Edoughnura rara [17]: Endemic to Edough massif of Annaba - Friesea albida (Arbea et Jordana, 1993): A hémiédaphic (Algeria). Specie was found in moss on soil. species extracted from moss on soil in the forest of Quercus faginea of Edough, and in Quercus suber litter from Oum Protanura monticelli (Caroli, 1912): All the specimens were Laouina (Azzaba). Species known in Europe and the collected in Azzaba and Edough massif. Mediterranean region, described for the first time in Spain by [25], cited in Algeria by [16, 21]. Protanura pseudomuscorum (Börner, 1903): Hémiédaphic species was collected in all localities in different types of - Friesea ladeiroi (Gama, 1959): A hémiédaphic species forest litter. Cited for the first time in Algeria by [5] and [11] encountered in moss on soil, in forest litter of Quercus faginea and moss on rock in Edough. In Oum Laouina 3.1.3 The sub-family Pseudachorutinae: is represented by (Azzaba) and Ouled Habeba in litter of Quercus suber and five genus and six species. lentisk vegetation. In Beni Haroun the species was collected Pseudachorutella asigillata (Börner, 1901): A hémiédaphic for the first time in the litter of Pistacia lentiscus. Already species encountered in Edough in moss on trunk of Quercus reported in Algeria by [16] as a new species for the country in faginea and in Beni Haroun. Reported to Libya by [28], in Edough. Morocco by [26] in Mouyougou, and in the forest of Jaaba (Ifrane). Reported to Morocco by [14] in the litter cedar at the Friesea laouina (Deharveng & Hamra Kroua, 2004): The summit in Djebel Tazzeka (Taza). first species of the afurcata-ladeiroi group with reduced eyes (4 + 4). A hémiédaphique species found in different types of Pseudachorutes subcrassus (Tullberg, 1871): Hémiédaphic forest litter in all localities except Beni Haroun. Endemic to species encountered in Edough and Azzaba, new for Algeria Algeria, described as a new species for science by [15], found and North Africa. Species Widespread in Europe, the in the first time in Zen oak litter. Mediterranean region, Caribbean and Asian center. Friesea mirabilis (Tullberg, 1871): This specie differs from Pseudachorutes parvulus (Börner, 1901): Was found in litter F. mirabilis by a reduced chaetotaxy of tibiotarsus (tibiotarsi of Quercus suber in Edough. Holarctic species cited for the I, II and III with 17, 17 and 16 chaetae instead of 18, 18 and first time in Morocco by [14] in Azrou, the species was 17), 8+8 eyes, three anal spines without papillae and claw extracted from the humus of Quercus sp. untoothed. F. cf. mirabilis is widespread; found under moss in the forest of Quercus faginea in Edough, in litter of Quercus Pseudachorudina meridionalis (Bonet, 1929): Reported suber in Azzaba and in litter of Ceratonia silliqua in Beni from the Mediterranean region and Europe, it is a Haroun.
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