NEW DATA ON PROTURA (ARTHROPODA: HEXAPODA) FROM SOUTHERN FRANCE

Abstract

Protura is a class of euedaphic microarthropods represented in France by 47 species belonging to 10 genera. In this paper data on 361 proturans collected in 40 localities of Southern France (Ardèche, Gard, Hérault, Alpes Maritimes, Var, Pyrénées areas and Corsica) are shown. Thanks to this data, three species have been added to the 47 already known in this country: Acerentulus gisini Condé, 1952, Podolinella ruseki (Nosek, 1967) and Eosentomon noseki Tuxen, 1982.