taxonID	type	description	language	source
C8C4D49D942F8C90FA51B57CDD0ED4C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, female (No. LM 6 - 12 D) (SEM), China, Inner Mongolia Province, Balin town, Lama Hill, extracted from the soil samples under some small pine trees, 48 ° 19.969 ' N, 122 ° 19.160 ' E, elev. 562 m, 12 - VIII- 2014, coll. W. J. Chen, C. W. Huang, Y. Ma, Y. X. Luan, and M. Potapov. Paratypes, 4 females (nos. LM 6 - 10, LM 6 - 11, LM 6 - 13 D, LM 6 - 14 D) (SEM), same data as holotype; 3 females (nos. HH 1 - 1 D, HH 1 - 3 D, HH 1 - 4 D) (SEM), CHINA, Heilongjiang Province, Heihe City, from the soil samples under some black birches of Tree Farm 727, 50 ° 15.491 ' N, 126 ° 48.434 ' E, elev. 410 m, 15 - VIII- 2014; 11 females (nos. WHS 4 - 2 D, WHS 5 - 2 D, WHS 6 - 2 D, WHS 4 - 6 - 1, WHS 4 - 6 - 2, WHS 5 - 3 - 2, WHS 5 - 4 - 1, WHS 5 - 4 - 3 in SEM, nos. WHS 4 - 5 - 1, WHS 4 - 5 - 2, WHS 4 - 5 - 3 in SNHM), China, Heilongjiang Province, Wudalianchi City, from three soil samples of Wohu Hill, 48 ° 39.252 ' N, 126 ° 02.281 ' E, elev. 480 m, 17 - VIII- 2014; 5 females (nos. DZH 2 - 1 D, DZH 2 - 2 D, DZH 2 - 3, DZH 2 - 12 D, DZH 2 - 16) (SEM), China, Heilongjiang Province, Wudalianchi City, from the soil sample under some larches in Dazhanhe National Forest Park, 48 ° 41.726 ' N, 127 ° 40.556 ' E, elev. 327 m, 18 - VIII- 2014. Other materials, 1 maturus junior (no. HH 7 - 1) (SEM), China, Heilongjiang Province, Heihe City, from the soil samples under some black oaks of Tree Farm 733, 50 ° 13.909 ' N, 126 ° 51.887 ' E, elev. 517 m, 15 - VIII- 2014; 1 maturus junior (no. WHS 6 - 3 - 2) (SEM), China, Heilongjiang Province, Wudalianchi City, from three soil samples of Wohu Hill, 48 ° 39.252 ' N, 126 ° 02.281 ' E, elev. 480 m, 17 - VIII- 2014; 3 maturi juniores (nos. DZH 2 - 18, DZH 2 - 19, DZH 2 - 20) (SEM), 2 larvae II (nos. DZH 2 - 4, DZH 2 - 17) (SEM), China, Heilongjiang Province, Wudalianchi City, from the soil sample under some larches in Dazhanhe National Forest Park, 48 ° 41.726 ' N, 127 ° 40.556 ' E, elev. 327 m, 18 - VIII- 2014. All specimens are collected by W. J. Chen, C. W. Huang, Y. Ma, Y. X. Luan, and M. Potapov. Twelve specimens (nos. LM 6 - 12 D, LM 6 - 13 D, LM 6 - 14 D, HH 1 - 1 D, HH 1 - 3 D, HH 1 - 4 D, WHS 4 - 2 D, WHS 5 - 2 D, WHS 6 - 2 D, DZH 2 - 1 D, DZH 2 - 2 D and DZH 2 - 12 D) are voucher specimens retrieved after DNA extraction.	en	Bu, Yun, Ma, Yao, Luan, Yun-Xia (2016): Paracerella Imadate in China: the description of a new species and the analysis of genetic differences between populations (Protura, Acerentomata, Nipponentomidae). ZooKeys 604: 1-11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737
C8C4D49D942F8C90FA51B57CDD0ED4C5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Paracerella sinensis sp. n. is characterized by four pairs of A-setae on tergite I, the presence of seta Pc and P 3 a on tergite VII, 8 A-setae on tergite VIII, the presence of seta Pc on sternites VI and VII, 4 / 2 setae on sternite VIII, which are different to any other members of the genus, foretarsal sensillum a extremely long, surpassing base of sensillum e, sensilla d and a' located in subequal level with t 2, acrostyli of female squama genitalis each with two fine flaps.	en	Bu, Yun, Ma, Yao, Luan, Yun-Xia (2016): Paracerella Imadate in China: the description of a new species and the analysis of genetic differences between populations (Protura, Acerentomata, Nipponentomidae). ZooKeys 604: 1-11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737
C8C4D49D942F8C90FA51B57CDD0ED4C5.taxon	description	Description. Adult body length 1150 - 1450 μm (n = 24), body yellow-brown color (Fig. 2 A). Head (Fig. 1 A). Ovate, length 140 - 150 μm, width 85 - 90 μm. Setae d 6 present, sd 4 and sd 5 short, sensilliform. Setae d 6 14 - 15 μm, d 7 17 - 18 μm. Clypeal pore cp and frontal pore fp present. Pseudoculus round, length 8 - 10 μm, with short posterior extension, PR = 15 - 19 (Fig. 1 B). Maxillary gland large, calyx with lateral racemose appendices and one helmet-like dorsal appendix, and bilobed posterior dilation, posterior filament length 15 - 17 μm, CF = 8 - 10 (Fig. 1 C). Labial palpus well-developed, with tuft and one leaf-shaped basal sensillum (7 - 8 μm) (Figs 1 D, 2 B). Maxillary palpus with two tapering sensilla, subequal in length (8 - 9 μm) (Fig. 1 E). Foretarsus (Fig. 1 F, G, H). Length 100 - 107 μm, claw length 20 - 25 μm, TR = 4.2 - 5.2; empodium length 5 μm, EU = 0.2 - 0.25. Dorsal sensilla t 1 filiform, BS = 0.75 - 0.85, t 2 slender and long (25 μm), t 3 lanceolate and short. Exterior sensilla a broad and long (35 - 55 μm), surpassing base of d, b broader and longer than c, c short and slender, d filiform, same level to t 2 and a', e short, f and g filiform and long. Interior sensilla a' broad and long, surpassing base of δ 5, b' absent, c' slender and surpassing base of claw. Relative length of sensilla: t 3 <e <c <d <t 1 <(b = g = t 2) <a' <c' <f <a. Setae β 1 (9 μm) and δ 4 (13 μm) setiform. Pores close to sensilla c and t 3 present. Length of middle tarsus 50 μm, claw length 23 - 25 μm. Length of hind tarsus 55 μm, claw length 25 μm. Thorax. Thoracic chaetotaxy given in Table 1. Setae 1 and 2 on pronotum 31 μm and 21 μm length respectively (Fig. 2 C). Mesonotum and metanotum with eight pairs of P-setae, accessory setae short sensilliform, 6 - 8 μm in length; setae P 1, P 1 a and P 2 on mesonotum 21 - 25 μm, 5 - 6 μm and 35 - 36 μm respectively (Fig. 2 D, E). Prosternum with two pairs of anterior seta, and setae A 2 and M 2 sensilliform, 6 - 7 μm (Fig. 2 F). Mesosternum and metasternum with 5 and 7 A-setae respecitvely, and setae A 2 on mesosternum and metasternum sensilliform, 6 - 7 μm (Fig. 2 G, H). Pronotum without pores. Mesonotum and metanotum with pores sl and al. Sterna without pores. Abdomen. Abdominal chaetotaxy given in Table 1. Tergite I with four pairs of anterior setae (A 1, A 2, A 3, A 5) (Fig. 2 I). Tergites II-VI with five pairs of anterior setae and eight pairs of posterior setae (Fig. 2 J). Tergite VII with five pairs of anterior setae and 19 posterior setae, Pc and P 3 a present (Fig. 3 A). Accessory setae on tergites I-VI short sensilliform, 6 - 7 μm on tergites I-III, 7 - 9 μm on tergite IV-VI, and on VII setiform (13 - 16 μm). Tergite VIII with seta Mc (Fig. 3 B). Sternites IV-V each with eight posterior setae (Fig. 3 E). Sternites VI-VII each with nine posterior setae, Pc present (Fig. 3 F, G). Sternite VIII with two rows of setae (4 / 2) (Fig. 3 J). Hind margin of tergites IX-XI and sternites IX-X with distinct denticles. Tergites I-III and VII with pores psm and al, IV-VI with pores psm, al and psl, VIII with pores psm only, IX-XI without pores, XII with single medial pore. Pores psm on tergite VII close to seta P 1 (Fig. 3 A). Sternites I-V without pores (Fig. 3 C, D, E), VI and VII each with single medial pore spm, on VI located close to Pc and on VII located in central position (Fig. 3 F, G). Sternites VIII-XI without pores, XII with 1 + 1 sal pores. Abdominal appendages I, II, III with 2, 1, 1 segments and 4, 2, 2 setae respectively (Fig. 3 C, D). On appendages II and III, subapical setae 19 - 21 μm, apical setae 18 - 19 μm in length. Striate band on abdominal segment VIII well-developed (Fig. 3 H, I, J). Comb on abdomen VIII rectangular, with 12 - 13 teeth (Fig. 1 I). Female squama genitalis robust, with short basal apodeme and pointed acrostyli, each acrostylus with two fine flaps (Fig. 1 J). Male unknown.	en	Bu, Yun, Ma, Yao, Luan, Yun-Xia (2016): Paracerella Imadate in China: the description of a new species and the analysis of genetic differences between populations (Protura, Acerentomata, Nipponentomidae). ZooKeys 604: 1-11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737
C8C4D49D942F8C90FA51B57CDD0ED4C5.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after the Latin name of China, the place where the species was found.	en	Bu, Yun, Ma, Yao, Luan, Yun-Xia (2016): Paracerella Imadate in China: the description of a new species and the analysis of genetic differences between populations (Protura, Acerentomata, Nipponentomidae). ZooKeys 604: 1-11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737
C8C4D49D942F8C90FA51B57CDD0ED4C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang, China.	en	Bu, Yun, Ma, Yao, Luan, Yun-Xia (2016): Paracerella Imadate in China: the description of a new species and the analysis of genetic differences between populations (Protura, Acerentomata, Nipponentomidae). ZooKeys 604: 1-11, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.604.8737
