taxonID	type	description	language	source
343F87A7FFB85E3BEF6EFA93FCBB5AC5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Moderate size, usually 1 – 3 mm; antennae four segmented and usually with an apical bulb; eyes 8 + 8; intersegmental membranes without microchaetae; scales absent and body chaetae not scale-like; mucro bidentate and with a basal spine; dens without spine.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 5, Table 1	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Eyepatches and lateral margin of Th. II with blue pigment; a longitudinal blue stripe present along midline from head to Th. II, Th. III with a broad transverse blue stripe; Abd. IV with two irregular transverse blue stripes; prelabral chaetae of labrum smooth; subapical tooth of mucro equal to or slightly larger than apical tooth.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet is named after the smooth (from Latin ‘ levis ’) prelabral chaetae of the labrum.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype CHINA: ♀ on slide, 108 National Highway, Mazhao Town, Zhouzhi County, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, 34 ° 03 ′ 35 ″ N, 108 ° 11 ′ 47 ″ E, altitude ca 566 m, in litter, with aspirator, 15 Jul. 2012, Yitong Ma leg. (Nantong University, collection number 1115).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	description	Paratypes CHINA: 2 ♀♀ on slides, same collecting data as for holotype; 5 ♀♀ on slides, Famen Temple, Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, 34 ° 25 ′ 29 ″ N, 107 ° 53 ′ 59 ″ E, altitude ca 602 m, in litter, with aspirator, 11 Jul. 2012, Yitong Ma leg. (Nantong University, collection number 1101). Description MEASUREMENTS. Body length up to 2.68 mm. COLOUR. Ground colour yellowish. Eyepatches dark blue. Antennae and lateral margin of head and Th. II with blue pigment. A longitudinal blue stripe present along midline from head to Th. II. Th. III with a broad transverse blue stripe. Abd. II with scattered pigment laterally and Abd. III with a very narrow blue stripe posteriorly. Abd. IV with two irregular transverse blue stripes. Coxae and tibiotarsi with weak pigment (Fig. 1 A – B). HEAD. Antenna 0.47 – 0.63 times as long as body. Antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1.00: 1.28 – 1.72: 1.28 – 1.65: 1.84 – 2.57. Distal part of Ant. IV with many sensory chaetae, normal ciliate chaetae and apical bulb bilobed (Fig. 2 A). Lateral process (l. p.) of labial palp curved with tip not reaching apex of same papilla (Fig. 2 B). Subapical chaeta of maxillary outer lobe subequal to apical one, 3 smooth hairs on sublobal plate (Fig. 2 C). Labial chaetae MREL 1 L 2, all ciliate; chaeta R 0.56 – 0.63 times as long as chaeta M (Fig. 2 D). Labral chaetae 4 / 5, 5, 4, all smooth; labral papillae 4 and each with 1 minute denticle (Fig. 2 E). Clypeus not clearly seen. Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An), 4 median (M) and 8 sutural (S) mac, 7 mac in Gr. II, interocular chaetae as p, s, t (Fig. 2 F). THORAX. Th. II with 4 (m 1, m 2, m 2 i, m 2 i 2) medio-medial, 3 (m 4, m 4 i, m 4 p) medio-sublateral, 31 – 34 posterior mac, 1 ms and 2 sens. Th. III with 38 – 43 (46) mac and 2 sens (Fig. 3 A). Coxal macrochaetal formula as 3 (2 pseudopores) / 4 + 1 – 2, 3 (5 – 6 pseudopores) / 4 + 2 (2 pseudopores) (Fig. 3 B – D). Trochanteral organ with 43 – 44 (61) chaetae (Fig. 3 E). Tenent hair subequal to inner side of unguis, with tip strongly clavate. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, basal pair located 0.44 ̅ 0.49 distance from base of inner edge of unguis, distal unpaired two respectively at 0.68 ̅ 0.73 and 0.85 ̅ 0.87 distance from base. Unguiculus acuminate with outer edge serrate (Fig. 3 F). ABDOMEN. Abd. IV 5.31 – 7.55 times as Abd. III in length along dorsal midline. Abd. I with 11 (10) (m 2 i, m 2, m 3, m 4, m 4 i, m 4 p, a 1, a 1 a, a 2, a 3, a 5, m 4 i sometimes absent) mac, 1 ms and 1 sens; sens inner to ms. Abd. II with 6 (7) (a 2, a 3, m 3 e, m 3 ea, m 3 ep, m 3, m 3 ei sometimes present) central, 1 (m 5) lateral mac and two sens. Abd. III with 3 (a 2, a 3, m 3) central, 4 (am 6, pm 6, m 7 a, p 6) lateral mac, 1 ms and 2 sens (Fig. 4 A). Abd. IV with 33 ̅ 46 central and 20 ̅ 23 lateral mac (Fig. 4 B). Abd. V with 3 sens (Fig. 4 C). Ventral tube with 15 – 23 ciliate chaetae on anterior face (Fig. 5 A), 2 apical smooth and many ciliate chaetae on posterior face (Fig. 5 B), 6 smooth and 8 ̅ 13 ciliate chaetae on each lateral flap (Fig. 5 C). Manubrial plaque with 8 ̅ 14 ciliate chaetae and 3 pseudopores on each side (Fig. 5 D). Distal smooth part of dens about 1.00 – 1.28 times as long as mucro. Mucro bidentate and subapical tooth equal to or slightly larger than apical tooth. Basal spine almost reaching apex of subapical tooth (Fig. 5 E).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB85E3DEF52F98DFBDC5D79.taxon	discussion	Remarks The prelabral chaetae on labrum are ciliated in Entomobrya generally (Jordana 2012) or finely ciliate (Katz et al. 2015), but they are smooth in E. striatella Börner, 1909 (Jordana 2012; Yosii et al. 1963). The new species is the second species of Entomobrya with smooth prelabral chaetae and it is also similar to E. striatella in colour pattern on Th. II, with three longitudinal stripes, but the colour pattern on Th. III, Abd. IV ̅ V and chaetotaxy on Abd. I & IV are different (Table 1).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFBE5E36EF7BFD36FBC25BB6.taxon	description	Figs 6 – 10, Table 2	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFBE5E36EF7BFD36FBC25BB6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Three pairs of interrupted, longitudinal dark blue stripes present from Th. II to Abd. III; 7 – 9 mediomedial and 6 – 8 medio-sublateral mac on Th. II; 4 central and 8 lateral mac on Abd. III.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFBE5E36EF7BFD36FBC25BB6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype CHINA: ♀ on slide, 108 National Highway, Mazhao Town, Zhouzhi County, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, 34 ° 03 ′ 35 ″ N, 108 ° 11 ′ 47 ″ E, altitude ca 566 m, in litter, with aspirator, 15 Jul. 2012, Yitong Ma leg. (Nantong University, collection number 1115).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFBE5E36EF7BFD36FBC25BB6.taxon	description	Paratypes CHINA: 2 ♀♀ on slides, same collecting data as for holotype. Description MEASUREMENTS. Body length up to 2.24 mm. COLOUR. Ground colour pale yellow. Middle and distal parts of Ant. I – III blue pigmented and pigment also present on Ant. IV. An irregular dark blue circle present along margin of head. Besides a transverse dark stripe present between eyepatches, some dark patches present on middle and posterior part of head. A pair of longitudinal stripes present laterally from anterior part of Th. II to Abd. IV. There are also two pairs of discontinuous longitudinal stripes from posterior part of Th. II to Abd. III: one is located centrally and other medio-laterally. Posterior margin of Abd. III with a narrow transverse blue stripe. Abd. IV with longitudinal median stripes and irregular patches. Coxae, distal part of femora and middle part of tibiotarsi with blue pigment (Fig. 6 A – C). HEAD. Antenna 0.58 – 0.68 times as long as body. Antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1.00: 1.56 – 1.85: 1.32 – 1.74: 1.85 – 2.12. Distal part of Ant. IV with many sensory chaetae, normal ciliate chaetae and apical bulb unilobed (Fig. 7 A). Lateral process (l. p.) of labial palp curved with tip reaching apex of same papilla (Fig. 7 B). Subapical chaeta of maxillary outer lobe subequal to apical one, 3 smooth hairs on sublobal plate (Fig. 7 C). Labial chaetae MREL 1 L 2, all ciliate; chaeta R 0.67 – 0.70 as long as chaeta M (Fig. 7 D). Labral chaetae 4 / 5, 5, 4, prelabral chaetae ciliate and other smooth; labral papillae 4 and each with 1 minute denticle (Fig. 7 E). Clypeus not clearly seen. Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An), 4 median (M), 8 sutural (S) mac and 6 – 7 mac in Gr. II; interocular chaetae as p, s, t (Fig. 7 F). THORAX. Th. II with 7 – 9 medio-medial, 6 – 8 medio-sublateral, 33 – 35 posterior mac, 1 ms and 2 sens. Th. III with 42 – 43 mac and 2 sens (Fig. 8 A). Coxal macrochaetal formula as 3 (2 pseudopores) / 4 + 2, 3 (4 pseudopores) / 4 + 2 (2 pseudopores) (Fig. 8 B – D). Trochanteral organ with 28 – 33 chaetae (Fig. 8 E). Tenent hair subequal to inner side of unguis, with tip strongly clavate. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, basal pair located 0.47 ̅ 0.49 distance from base of inner edge of unguis, distal unpaired two respectively at 0.71 ̅ 0.73 and 0.88 ̅ 0.89 distance from base. Unguiculus acuminate with outer edge serrate (Fig. 8 F). ABDOMEN. Abd. IV 5.02 – 6.11 times as Abd. III in length along dorsal midline. Abd. I with 12 (11) (m 2 i, m 2, m 3, m 4, m 4 i, m 4 p, a 1, a 1 a, a 2, a 3, a 5, m 4 i sometimes absent) mac, 1 ms and 1 sens; sens inner to ms. Abd. II with 7 (8) (a 2, a 3, m 3 e, m 3 ea, m 3 ei, m 3 ep, m 3, an unknown mac sometimes present between m 3 e and m 3 ep) central, 1 (m 5) lateral mac and two sens. Abd. III with 4 (a 2, a 3, a 3 a, m 3) central, 8 (6 or 7) (am 6, pm 6, m 7 a, m 7, p 6, p 7, 2 unknown) lateral mac, 1 ms and 2 sens (Fig. 9 A). Abd. IV with 48 ̅ 58 central and 26 ̅ 29 lateral mac (Fig. 9 B). Abd. V with 3 sens (Fig. 9 C). Ventral tube with 39 ciliate chaetae on anterior face (in 1 individual) (Fig. 10 A), posterior face not clearly seen, 5 smooth and 11 ̅ 17 ciliate chaetae on each lateral flap (Fig. 10 B). Manubrial plaque with 7 ciliate chaetae and 3 pseudopores on each side in 2 individuals (Fig. 10 C). Distal smooth part of dens about 1.48 – 1.56 times as long as mucro. Mucro bidentate and subapical tooth equal to apical tooth. Basal spine almost reaching apex of subapical tooth (Fig. 10 D).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFBE5E36EF7BFD36FBC25BB6.taxon	discussion	Remarks The new species is characterised by its three pairs of longitudinal dark blue stripes present from Th. II to Abd. III, 7 – 9 medio-medial and 6 – 8 medio-lateral mac on Th. II, usually 8 lateral mac on Abd. III. It is most similar to the Korean species E. koreana Yosii, 1965 and the Chinese E. retingensis Baquero & Jordana, 2008 in colour pattern, but the differences between them are great, such as chaetotaxy on Th. II and Abd. III and the ratio of the smooth part of the dens to the mucro (Table 2).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	description	Figs 11 ̅ 15, Table 3	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Ground colour yellowish and no obvious patches or stripes; head with 8 mac in sutural area and 8 – 9 mac in Gr. II; 8 – 10 mac on Abd. I; 5 central mac on Abd. II & III, 18 – 26 central mac on Abd. IV.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	etymology	Etymology The new species is named after Fudong Ding, who collected the specimens.	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype CHINA: ♀ on slide, Yuanlong Village, Yongfeng Town, Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, 27 ° 17 ′ 25 ″ N, 103 ° 39 ′ 09 ″ E, in litter of maize, with aspirator, 1 Aug. 2014, Fudong Ding leg. (Nantong University, collection number 1149).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	description	Paratypes CHINA: 9 ♀♀ on slides, same collecting data as for holotype. Description MEASUREMENT. Body length up to 1.66 mm. COLOUR. Ground colour yellowish. Eyepatches dark blue. Blue pigment present on distal part of each segment of antenna and lateral side of Th. II – III (Fig. 11 A – B). HEAD. Antenna 0.43 – 0.53 times as long as body. Antennal segments ratio as I: II: III: IV = 1.00: 1.67 – 1.96: 1.60 – 1.83: 2.05 – 2.74. Distal part of Ant. IV with many sensory chaetae, normal ciliate chaetae and apical bulb bilobed (Fig. 12 A). Lateral process (l. p.) of labial palp curved with tip not reaching apex of same papilla (Fig. 12 B). Subapical chaeta of maxillary outer lobe subequal to apical one, 3 smooth hairs on sublobal plate (Fig. 12 C). Labial chaetae MREL 1 L 2, all ciliate; chaeta R 0.56 – 0.68 as long as chaeta M (Fig. 12 D). Labral chaetae 4 / 5, 5, 4, prelabral chaetae ciliate and other smooth; labral papillae 4 and each with 3 – 4 minute denticles (Fig. 12 E). Clypeus with 14 – 16 ciliate chaetae (Fig. 12 F). Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An), 4 median (M) and 8 sutural (S) mac, 8 – 9 mac in Gr. II (Fig. 12 G); interocular chaetae as p, q, r, s, t (Fig. 12 H). THORAX. Th. II with 2 (3) (m 1, m 2, m 2 i rarely present) medio-medial, 2 (m 4, m 4 i) medio-sublateral, 19 – 27 posterior mac, 1 ms and 2 sens. Th. III with 27 – 31 (34) mac and 2 sens (Fig. 13 A). Coxal macrochaetal formula as 2 (2 pseudopores) / 4 + 1, 2 – 3 (2 pseudopores) / 4 + 2 (2 pseudopores) (Fig. 13 B – D). Trochanteral organ with 13 – 22 chaetae (Fig. 13 E). Tenent hair slightly longer than inner side of unguis, with tip strongly clavate. Unguis with 4 inner teeth, basal pair located 0.45 ̅ 0.50 distance from base of inner edge of unguis, distal unpaired two respectively at 0.68 ̅ 0.73 and 0.84 ̅ 0.87 distance from base. Unguiculus acuminate with outer edge serrate (Fig. 13 F). ABDOMEN. Abd. IV 2.82 – 3.85 times as Abd. III in length along dorsal midline. Abd. I with 8 ̅ 10 (m 2, m 3, m 4, m 4 i, m 4 p, a 1, a 2, a 3, a 5, a 5 i, m 4 i and a 5 i sometimes absent) mac, 1 ms and 1 sens; sens inner to ms. Abd. II with 5 (a 2, a 3, m 3 e, m 3 ep, m 3) central, 1 (m 5) lateral mac and and 2 sens. Abd. III with 5 (a 1, a 2, a 3, m 3, m 3 e) central, 3 (am 6, pm 6, p 6) lateral mac and 1 ms and 2 sens (Fig. 14 A). Abd. IV with 18 ̅ 26 central and 7 ̅ 12 lateral mac (Fig. 14 B). Abd. V with 3 sens (Fig. 14 C – D). Ventral tube with 14 – 16 ciliate chaetae on anterior face (Fig. 15 A), 2 smooth and 9 ̅ 14 (6) ciliate or much ciliate chaetae on posterior face (Fig. 15 B), 3 ̅ 4 smooth and 4 ̅ 7 ciliate chaetae on each lateral flap (Fig. 15 C). Manubrial plaque with 4 ̅ 5 ciliate chaetae and 2 pseudopores on each side (Fig. 15 D). Distal smooth part of dens about 2.67 – 3.70 times as long as mucro. Mucro bidentate and subapical tooth smaller than or equal to apical tooth. Basal spine almost reaching apex of subapical tooth (Fig. 15 E).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
343F87A7FFB55E2BEF59FB7CFADE5E81.taxon	discussion	Remarks The colour pattern of the new species is simple and there is only a little pigment on the body. It is similar to E. dungeri Jordana, Schulz & Baquero, 2011, E. lhotseae Yosii, 1971 and E. huangi Chen & Ma, 1998 in colour pattern, but can be distinguished by the following characters: presence of S 1 on head, 8 – 10 mac on Abd. I, 5 central mac on Abd. II & III respectively and 18 – 26 central mac on Abd. IV (Table 3).	en	Yitong Ma, Shidi Shi (2018): Three new species of Entomobrya (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 419: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.419
