Metaphorura Bagnall, 1936

Bu, Yun & Gao, Yan, 2017, Study on Tullbergiidae of Tibet, China I. Metaphorura, Mesaphorura and Prabhergia (Hexapoda, Collembola), ZooKeys 686, pp. 85-94 : 86-87

Genus Metaphorura Bagnall, 1936

Diagnosis.

Habitus more or less slender. Granulation of the integument moderately fine, with stronger granulation only on head and areas of Abd VI. Usually no crescentic ridges. A median process usually present ventrally between Asp. Antennal segment III with two large sensory clubs, bent towards one another, two small sensory rods and three protecting papillae. Postantennal organ with 14-28 vesicles in two rows. Pseudocelli clearly delimited, with two rows of parallel stripes in the centre (type II). Asp strong, distinctly longer than the claw of leg III.

Distribution.

The genus Metaphorura includes nine species found in Holarctic regions ( Dunger and Schlitt 2011; Bellinger et al. 1996-2017). It is newly recorded from China in this paper.