first report of anurophorus silvaticus (collembola: isotomidae) for iran

Species of anurophorus nicolet, 1842 (collembola: isotomidae) mostly occur in foresthabitats. they are usually dark in colors and characterised by absence of furca. during2018, a survey was conducted for collembola in mazandaran province (northern iran).some isotomidae specimens were extracted from soil, moss and decaying wood samplesusing tullgren funnel. among the collected samples from family isotomidae somespecimens of anurophorus silvaticus potapov & stebaeva, 1990 were also identified. thespecies is reported for the first time from iran. we provide the description, includingphotos of a. silvaticus based on the iranian material.